| WCMessenger.com News Headlines |
| Fire started in heating unit |
| By Phil Major | Published Sunday, November 1, 2009 |
| A heating unit appears to be the cause of a fire that heavily damaged the Boyd Kwik Stop Tuesday evening. |
| Marc Dodd, Wise County fire marshal, said the fire originated in the heating unit in the northeast corner of the store, which is a stockroom. The store was open at the time and three employees were inside. They got out unharmed. No one remembers turning on the unit, Dodd said, but there is a strong indication that it was turned on for the first time this season. Dodd reminded residents that they should always have a heating unit checked out by a professional when starting it for the first time. And he also noted that it is a good idea to change out smoke detector batteries when the time change occurs, which is this weekend. The fire started at 6:30 p.m. and quickly filled the downtown skies with thick smoke. Boyd units were assisted by Rhome, Newark and Decatur firemen in bringing the blaze under control. The store lost a large amount of stock to heat and smoke damage, Dodd said. |
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