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ST. SIMONS ISLAND -- An
early morning fire Thursday gutted a self-service laundry in the heart of the
Village commercial district.
No injuries were reported in the
blaze at McClean Services, 311 Mallory St., according to Capt. Jerome Johnson of
the Glynn County Fire Department.
Johnson said the fire was accidental.
It apparently started when a commercial presser overheated, igniting lint and
dust.
Damage was estimated at $65,000, he
said.
The fire was reported about 6 a.m. by
a worker at a nearby restaurant, who spotted smoke pouring from the building,
Johnson said.
About 15 Glynn County and volunteer
firefighters using a ladder truck and three engines battled the blaze. They
quickly contained the fire to the laundry, preventing it from spreading to
adjacent businesses.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze
within about 25 minutes after arriving at the scene, Johnson said.
An adjacent business, SouthEast
Adventure Outfitters, 313 Mallory St., sustained minor smoke damage, Johnson
said.
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