Crews Respond to Fire at High Brothers Lumber

Crews with the Mid County Fire Protection District responded to a commercial fire early Friday afternoon (12) at High Brothers Lumber Company on Old South 5 in Camdenton. Upon arrival, crews found a large stack of wooden pallets burning and the heat from the fire had also ignited an exterior wall in a component manufacturing building. The pallet fire also ignited a small brush fire that burned one acre. There were no injuries reported and the owner of the business placed the damage at around $25,000 dollars. The cause is listed as accidental with ignition being from an ember from an adjacent wood burning furnace.
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