An overnight fire at a Goodwill store in Pleasure Ridge Park destroyed nearly everything inside.
The shop at 4840 Dixie Highway is closed indefinitely after a fire started around 2:30 a.m. Monday.
Black chars cover the walls and floors as only metal hooks remain on the racks.
Joseph Bowman, deputy chief at Pleasure Ridge Fire Department, said the first call came in at 2:19 a.m. Despite a quick arrival, it took eight companies with several departments to get the fire under control within 30 minutes.
Bowman said they don’t know what sparked the flames, but the fire started in the middle of the store when no one was inside.
A spokesperson at Goodwill said the employees impacted by the fire can work at other locations.
The location is now boarded up, and Goodwill will decide what to do with the building. Since the store is closed, Goodwill officials recommended donation drop-offs be taken to the locations at 909 East Broadway or 5601 Outer Loop. Shoppers can also go to Goodwill’s 2nd Chance Outlet on Preston Highway.
Pleasure Ridge Park Fire said Louisville Metro Arson team is investigating the fire, which they say is usual protocol in these situations.
Source: WDRB
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