A MAJOR FIRE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA...MAY BE THE WORST IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY, IS BEING FOUGHT RIGHT NOW BY FIREMEN FROM AROUND THE AREA. IT STARTED AT ABOUT 2 THIS MORNING IN EITHER THE BREITBACH FLOOR COVERING STORE OR JACKSON COUNTY HOME FURNISHINGS STORE. THE SUE'S HALLMARK STORE IS GONE.
BREITBACH'S FLOOR COVERING STORE IS GONE. JACKSON COUNTY HOME FURNISHINGS STORE IS GONE. THE ROOF HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED AT THE NEW DENTIST BUILDING, BUT AT THIS TIME, NO FLAMES THERE. I AM NOT SURE AT THIS TIME IF
THE NEW SUB SANDWICH STORE WILL BE SAVED. IT WAS ABOUT TO OPEN SOON.
IT IS VERY VERY COLD FOR FIGHTERS...AROUND 5 BELOW OR MORE. THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CENTER IS BEING USED AS A WARMING PLACE FOR FIRE FIGHTERS FROM MAQUOKETA, BELLEVUE, DELMAR, CHARLOTTE, CLINTON AND OTHERS. ELECTRICITY IS OFF ON THE EAST SIDE OF MAIN STREET AND THEREFORE KMAQ IS NOT ON THE AIR YET.
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DENNIS VOY