At 8:47 on Tuesday, March 12th, 911 received a call about a fire on the 13th floor of the Prichard Building. The Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire at the major restoration project. A source has not yet been determined. No one was harmed.

Fire on the 13th Floor

Deputy Chief Antle

“The Fire Marshalls are up there now. No cause determined as of yet, got pretty lucky, it was on the 13th floor. [Our] guys put it out. Nobody in it, it was vacant. We got it knocked down within 14-15 minutes of the call,” says Deputy Chief Antle

The Prichard building is currently undergoing a 20 million dollar restoration funded and guided by the Cornerstone Community Development Group and CVS.

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