Overview
- Firefighters were dispatched shortly after 3 p.m. to a business in the 300 block of Main Street near Garner Road, and the incident was elevated to four alarms by 4 p.m.
- Gusts around 20 mph accelerated fire growth and triggered evacuations for several nearby businesses.
- Flames jumped Main Street and scorched vegetation at a soccer field and a golf course.
- Roughly 40 pallets burned, at least two tractors were damaged, and their propane tanks exploded, according to fire officials.
- At least two businesses sustained damage, all lanes of Main Street were shut, and the cause remains under investigation.