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Fire damages Lenoir thrift store, several others businesses in strip mall

Fire damages Lenoir thrift store, several others businesses in strip mall Heavy fire destroys Lenoir store By Ron Lee | February 23, 2021 at 10:40 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 11:09 PM LENOIR, N.C. (WBTV) - Fire crews were at the scene of a large fire Tuesday night at the Fairway Shopping Center on Norwood Street in Lenoir. A thrift store was gutted by the fire while several other businesses were heavily damaged. A large thrift store took heavy damage, and it looks like at least a partial, if not a full roof, collapsed. Almost everything on the inside was either destroyed by the flames or damaged with smoke and water.

Lenoir thrift store among damaged businesses after large fire

Large commercial fire damages multiple Lenoir businesses Emma Korynta © Provided by WCNC-TV Charlotte The Lenoir Fire Department responded to a large commercial fire at the Fairway Shopping Center in South Lenoir. The call came in around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the fire department.  Multiple businesses were damaged due to the fire, which started at Dollars for Missions Thrift Store. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The thrift store took extensive fire damage to the roof, which had a partial collapse. Lenoir Fire Chief Ken Hair said a smoke explosion happened early on due to the backdraft, blowing out the front windows. No injuries were reported. 

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