Early-morning alarm sends fire, police departments to Family Dollar
Published 3:58 pm Friday, April 1, 2022
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Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Three Elizabethton City fire trucks along with two Elizabethton Police Department patrol cars responded to a call at the Broad St. Family Dollar Friday morning.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Firemen with the Elizabethton City fire department work to clear out smoke from the Family Dollar.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders A fireman sets up an exhaust fan to blow smoke from inside the Family Dollar.
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
Three fire trucks from the Elizabethton City Fire Department responded to an early-morning alarm from the Family Dollar store located at 513 Broad St. The alarm was sounded when smoke was visible in the store.
Elizabethton Fire Battalion Chief Russell Hodge said the smoke came from an overheated belt on an A/C unit. The belt finally snapped off the unit’s pulley.
Firemen set up a portable air mover to help expel the smoke from the building. The Elizabethton Police Department was also on scene.
