WEST FRANKFORT — An early morning fire Wednesday has destroyed a West Frankfort business, with multiple agencies responding to contain the flames.
(Source: WQRL Radio)
According to our sister station WQRL in Benton, the fire started around 4:00 a.m. at Joe’s Auto Salvage and Towing on Route 149. Firefighters from at least five fire departments, including Franklin and Williamson counties, assisted in putting out the fire.
Firefighters requested mutual aid and the incident was escalated to a second alarm when a partial collapse of the building threatened to spread fire to a neighboring building.
Nearly thirty firefighters worked for about three hours to extinguish the blaze.
No injuries were reported, and no one was in the building at the time of the fire.
The State Fire Marshal’s Arson Investigation Unit is investigating the cause of the fire.