Fire at Tire Store in Aiken Had Shut Down a Portion of Richland Avenue: Update
Fire at a tire store in Aiken overnight had shut down a portion of Richland Avenue for hours this morning, but all lanes are back open.
The major fire, as it was described, broke out at Jack Rogers Tire Pros just after 2 am today at 1724 Richland Avenue East.
A Portion of Richland Avenue Was Closed
As drivers were headed out this morning, they had to keep in mind that all four lanes of Richland Avenue were shut down from Beaufort Street headed east up to Old Wagener Road for several hours while emergency crews were on the scene.
It’s not known if anyone was in the building at the time the fire broke out, or how the fire started.
The Aiken Public Safety Department says more information will be released as it becomes available.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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