Fire Reported At Leesburg Yarn Mills

Fire Units were dispatched to a report of a fire at the Leesburg Yarn Mills on Highway 68 just after 4:30 Saturday afternoon in response to a report of a 911 call reporting a fire in the Card Room of the facility.

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Reports indicated that all personnel were safely evacuated from the building and no injuries were reported – reports say that the fire was contained to one section of the building and only minor damage was sustained.

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The cause of the fire is not known at this time – units from the Leesburg, Sand Rock, Tuckers Chapel, Centre and Cedar Bluff Fire Departments were dispatched with additional manpower being provided from the Ellisville Fire Department.

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Cherokee EMS Paramedics and law enforcement were also at the scene as a precautionary measure.

WEIS Radio News will have updates on this story as details are provided.

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