Tonight, investigators sifting through
the wreckage of the fire say it probably
was not set by an arsonist.
Fire officials say they believe the five
alarm blaze erupted near an area
where the building was being remodeled.
About five o'clock today, more than 80
Dallas firefighters attacked the blaze
at the corner of Gaston and Fitzhugh
streets.
It began in an abandoned store
and quickly raced through a pawn shop,
a bar and two other vacant stores.
Deputy Chief Jackie Walton says the
building design caused the fire to
spread quickly once the fire gets
into the common attic structure.
They're difficult to get to and then it
spreads in the common attic.
And that and this is an older type
building with a lot of a lot
of wood and wood.
And it goes it goes real fast under those
circumstances.
Oscar Nights Wonder owned the smuggler
bar in the building.
His business was wiped out,
totally destroyed.
Do you have any insurance for your
business? No, not a dime.
What are you going to do now?
Well, I talked to my landlord earlier and
we're going to reveal one fireman was
slightly injured when smoke and debris
were blown into his eyes.
He was treated at the scene by EMS
attendants. The building was a total
loss. It was valued at more than one
hundred twenty five thousand dollars.
Scott Pelley, The Texas News.