$100,000 Fire At
Officials are investigating a fire that destroyed 75
per cent of Graham Manufacturing Company at
According to
reports, the blaze started sometime around
The fire
completely destroyed that building and spread to the second structure,
destroying about 25 per cent of the building.
Frank Weaver,
owner and president of the company which employees 65 persons,
estimated the loss of $100,000. With production shut down, 55 of his workers
will have to be laid off, Weaver said.
Residents near
the company located at the west edge of
Several cans of glue were in the cabinet shop but Weaver said these were not of the explosive type. Officials are trying to determine if there was an explosion or if the fire was the work of an arsonist.
Weaver reported the company has insurance but it will not cover the entire loss, since furniture was being stored in the building that was completely destroyed.
The other building contained rough lumber and saws. Graham manufacturing produces institutional and church furniture.
The blaze was
brought under control at about
This is the
second major fire in
Police are still trying to learn what caused the fire and explosion at the Logan Theater in Russellville earlier this month.