Tennesee Firefighters Tackle Tough Industrial Blaze; Business Owners Lose Everything

June 17, 2004
Firefighters said that the wood and chemicals inside the store helped fuel the massive fire, and made the blaze much more difficult to fight.

A Murfreesboro couple must decide what to do now after fire destroyed their business.

The Custom Cabinet Shop in downtown Murfreesboro is a complete loss after the two alarm fire. Fire crews worked well into Wednesday night, fighting the blaze.

News 2 has learned that wood and chemicals inside the store helped fuel the massive fire, which witnessess described as something akin to Fourth of July fireworks.

Firefighters told News 2 that there were 55 gallon drums of flammable liquid in the back of the store, but they were able to keep the flames away from those drums. there were no injuries in the fire.

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