On December 20, 2008, at 22:22:06, seven Johnson City Fire Department apparatus were dispatched to a structure fire at the Wal-Mart located at 2915 West Market St. A fire was discovered in the dressing room area in the center of the store. The structure was evacuated and the fire was partially extinguished by Wal-Mart staff, using a dry chemical extinguisher, prior to Fire Department arrival. Smoke removal, overhaul and salvage were performed by the Fire Department. The cause of the fire is under investigation by Fire Marshal Mike Freeman. Wal-Mart management estimated the dollar loss from damage to be approximately $70,000.00.
Fire Department Incident Command: Captain Steve Weaver, sweaver@johnsoncitytn.org, 423-975-2840
Fire Investigation: Johnson City Assistant Fire Marshal: Mike Freeman. mfreeman@johnsoncitytn.org, 434-5833
Originally posted: December 20, 2008
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