CROSLAND — A flower
shop in Crosland was gutted by fire Christmas Eve afternoon.
The origins of the blaze are unknown at this time, but it
appears to have come from a kitchen area at the rear of
the building, firefighters said.
T&L Country Florist at 6290 Ga. Highway 319 N. was operated
out of an old wooden house built with heart pine.
“It was kind of hard to put out,” Norman Park
Volunteer Fire Department Chief Arron Norman said Wednesday.
Eighty percent of the damage was due to fire and the rest
attributed to water and heat damage, Norman said. Fortunately,
volunteer firefighters were able to intercept the blaze
and saved 90 percent of a mobile home attached to the back
of the house. The mobile home was used for storage for the
business, Norman said, and most of the contents were spared.
Responding to the fire were Norman Park, Livingstone Bridge,
Northside, Ellenton and Omega volunteer units. The Red Cross
responded and aided firefighters and the lone resident of
the fire.
We had a lot of good help out there, but it was a bad time
right here at Christmas. We hate to see that,” Norman
said. “...We appreciate all the help on Christmas
Eve when they could have been spending time with their families.”
Firefighters used 10,000 gallons of water to extinguish
the fire and remained on the scene an hour and 45 minutes
to ensure no flare-ups could occur, he said.
Terry White, owner of the business, lives next door to his
business and had tried to fight the fire with a water hose,
Norman said.
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