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Gunpowder residue blamed in pawn shop fire
Josey1
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Gunpowder residue blamed in pawn shop fire
By Christina DeNardo
Staff writer
Fire officials determined the fire at Jim's Pawn Shop on Wednesday started accidentally when gunpowder residue accumulated on a foam-rubber wall in the firing range and ignited.
The fire caused extensive fire damage to the 10,000 square-foot firing range and smoke damage throughout the building, which also includes a jewelry store and pawn shop. Fire officials were not able to give an estimate of the financial extent of the damage. Owner Jim Faircloth was still determining the damage Thursday.
Faircloth's daughter, Jo Faircloth, said Wednesday that a small fire started a similar way several years ago, but employees were able to contain it with a fire extinguisher. To prevent such fires, employees replace and clean sections of the wall, Jo Faircloth said.
As a result of the fire, Faircloth said he is considering using another type of material to sound- and safety-proof the firing range, according to his lawyer, David Courie said.
Jim's Pawn Shop, excluding the firing range, opened for business Thursday. The firing range will open within days, Courie said.
Staff writer Christina DeNardo can be reached at 486-3574 or denardoc@fayettevillenc.com
http://www.fayettevillenc.com/obj_stories/2002/jun/n07gun.shtml
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
By Christina DeNardo
Staff writer
Fire officials determined the fire at Jim's Pawn Shop on Wednesday started accidentally when gunpowder residue accumulated on a foam-rubber wall in the firing range and ignited.
The fire caused extensive fire damage to the 10,000 square-foot firing range and smoke damage throughout the building, which also includes a jewelry store and pawn shop. Fire officials were not able to give an estimate of the financial extent of the damage. Owner Jim Faircloth was still determining the damage Thursday.
Faircloth's daughter, Jo Faircloth, said Wednesday that a small fire started a similar way several years ago, but employees were able to contain it with a fire extinguisher. To prevent such fires, employees replace and clean sections of the wall, Jo Faircloth said.
As a result of the fire, Faircloth said he is considering using another type of material to sound- and safety-proof the firing range, according to his lawyer, David Courie said.
Jim's Pawn Shop, excluding the firing range, opened for business Thursday. The firing range will open within days, Courie said.
Staff writer Christina DeNardo can be reached at 486-3574 or denardoc@fayettevillenc.com
http://www.fayettevillenc.com/obj_stories/2002/jun/n07gun.shtml
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Comments
If you store powder PLEASE BE CAREFUL with it. Never think it won't happen to you. And by reading to the story posted by Josey, even redidue can be extremely dangerous.