The Everson VFW at 401 Shipley St. caught fire Thursday when a light fixture at the rear of the building malfunctioned.
Jeff King, fire chief of Everson Volunteer Fire Company, said the fire spread from the light to the wall, and then to the roof of the building.
King said 15 to 20 patrons were inside at the time and got out safely; however, since they were on the other side of the building, they did not initially notice the fire.
âWithout the neighbor visibly seeing it, nobody else would have seen it,â King said.
King said a neighbor called the fire in at 9:40 p.m. and rushed over to the building to alert those inside.
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Living life through COVID-19 has left many of us feeling like we need to put appointments and other needs to the side in an effort to limit the risk of exposure. However, at Valley Health, extra effort has been put forth to make sure patients feel safe coming in and out of our offices. Each patient fills out a COVID questionnaire, and their temperature is taken before entering the facility. Weâre also asking patients to practice social distancing by waiting for appointments in their vehicle or staying 6 feet apart when in our waiting rooms. Extra sanitation measures are also in place.
Unfortunately, Americans have many reasons not to trust their national institutions and little to believe in.
Iâve commented throughout the 2020 election process that the re-election of President Donald Trump was not a life or death proposition to me. Unlike some, Iâve managed to be critical of this Republican president when it was appropriate.
His constant bickering with political enemies was â and is â not presidential. Many of his legendary tweets should never have been written.
Still, when one considers the treatment Trump received from his critics over four long years and adds in just the circumstantial evidence of fraud in the 2020 election, he becomes a sympathetic figure to reasonable people.