A fire destroyed the old E.E. Mitchell building in Morilton’s historic district last night. The building, a one-time furniture store, recently housed a flea market. Reports vary, but at least three, and possibly four, buildings were destroyed, with 6-8 others damaged from smoke. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured in the blaze.
Here’s the official story from Fox16 News:
MORRILTON, Ark. (AP) – A fire has destroyed four commercial buildings and damaged six more in downtown Morrilton, about 40 miles northwest of Little Rock.
Investigators haven’t determined what caused the blaze, which was reported just before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Firefighters were on scene early Wednesday morning to monitor smoldering hot spots. No one was injured.
Conway County Emergency Management director Brandon Baker says one of the collapsed buildings was a four-story antiques store that was nearly 100 years old. A flea market, a lawn mower repair shop and a restaurant also were ruined.
Baker says the heat blew out glass in local storefronts and melted street lamps.
He says officials closed several blocks in the town of about 6,800 people.
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