Fire Puts The Old Blantons Store Out of Business
A fire early this morning at 702 Princess Anne St. in downtown Fredericksburg shuts down a local business.
Updated 1:43 p.m.: Firefighters returned to the homes this afternoon after the fire rekindled. They remain at the scene. Updated 10:59 a.m.: Fredericksburg Deputy Fire Chief Mike Jones said fire marshals are still investigating the origin and cause of the fire. He said that crews responded to the home at 12:29 a.m. and found heavy fire on the first and second floors at the rear of the building. The fire spread to the home next door at 700 Princes Anne St. Both homes had to be overhauled. Fire companies from Stafford and Spotsylvania counties assisted city crews, who were on the scene for six hours. Jones said the fire was under control within 20 minutes. No one was injured. ------ A fire at The Old Blanton Store at 702 Princess Anne St. …
Dan Telvock
1:40 am on Monday, March 5, 2012
Lyn, the person who identified himself as the owner that day did so falsely. He was not the owner and he was smoking. The cause of the this fire was an electric heater, not a cigarette. The story was not trying to make a connection to the cigarette and the fire. I was merely trying to provide a description of the guy I saw at the scene who identified himself as the owner, but now I know was being… more ›