Cause of Dermott Fred’s store fire likely electrical
Firefighters and emergency services personnel from 12 agencies in four Southeast Arkansas counties responded to a fire Saturday at Fred’s Dollar Store in Dermott across the street from where the city’s annual Crawfish Festival was being held.
The cause of the fire may be electrical in nature, according to Mike Morgan, chief of security at Chicot County Emergency Management Services.
“They think it was a fire in the back panel box that caused it,” Morgan said.
The fire has been contained.
While firefighters were busy fighting the fire and law enforcement officers were directing traffic, festivities continued across the street at the 29th Annual Dermott Crawfish Festival.
Monticello firefighters, from left, Kelly Reid, Charlie Hammock and Monticello Fire Chief Steven Faulkner were among the firefighters responding to the fire.
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Huge thank you to all those fire fighters that responded to Dermott’s need!! All you guys are awesome!!
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Thank God no-one was injured. Thanks to Fire fighters, Police and Medics for all you do.
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thank god for having those firefighters there that day to come and prevent people from being possibly injured that day which was happening during the biggest event of the year in dermott,thanks alot firefighters,and dont forget to thank the patrons that were there for the festivities, that im pretty sure helped contact the police and firefighters.Really thank all yall,and i hope nothing like that happens during 2013 festival or ever again,we were truly blessed that day and thank yall alot.
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