A two-alarm fire Sunday night destroyed a longtime feed store in South Tucson, authorities say. The fire started at 11:31 p.m. at Arizona Feeds Country Store, 2701 S. Sixth Ave. South Tucson Fire Department was on scene six minutes later and the Tucson Fire Department provided additional aid first arriving at the scene 11:43 p.m. The fire was put out about an hour later. David Clark, who rents storage space in the building next door, said he was at a nearby tavern when he noticed the fire.
Piles of debris was scattered Monday across the property of at Arizona Feeds Country Store, 2701 S. Sixth Ave.
“I saw the smoke and we immediately thought like, our space is on fire,” Clark said. “The fire was just huge.” The fire did not spread to the storage unit facility. The cause of the fire remained under investigation. “Typically, these fires, when they happen, we don’t know how they start,” said Capt. Andy Luna, of the South Tucson Fire Department.
A two-alarm fire Sunday night destroyed a longtime feed store in South Tucson, authorities say.
The fire started at 11:31 p.m. at Arizona Feeds Country Store, 2701 S. Sixth Ave.
South Tucson Fire Department was on scene six minutes later and the Tucson Fire Department provided additional aid first arriving at the scene 11:43 p.m. The fire was put out about an hour later.
David Clark, who rents storage space in the building next door, said he was at a nearby tavern when he noticed the fire.
Piles of debris was scattered Monday across the property of at Arizona Feeds Country Store, 2701 S. Sixth Ave.
“I saw the smoke and we immediately thought like, our space is on fire,” Clark said. “The fire was just huge.”
The fire did not spread to the storage unit facility.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation.
“Typically, these fires, when they happen, we don’t know how they start,” said Capt. Andy Luna, of the South Tucson Fire Department.
