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Fire destroys building off County Road 4421


Fire destroyed a metal building housing a mobile home RV and other items on County Road 4421 between Decatur and New Fairview Saturday morning.

East Wise, Decatur, Rhome and Newark firefighters battled the blaze just east of U.S. 81/287. Wise County EMS also responded. 

Wise County Fire Marshal Jeff Doughty said the building was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. 

“It looks like it started in the bay where the mobile home is. That is where the bulk of the fire is,” Doughty said. 

The building contained four different bays. Billows of smoke poured from the building as firefighters worked the scene. 

The fire was originally reported as an airplane hangar. A small airfield is in the area with several hangars at residences.  

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