11/02/09 - Obion County

Fire Destroys Store, Employees Keep Jobs
By: Brad Douglass
bdouglass@wbbjtv.com
7:32 p.m.
 
A fire on Halloween night destroyed an Obion County grocery store and leaves those who live there looking for a place to buy food in the northwest Tennessee town.
 
According to investigators, the Saturday night fire started in the meat department of E.W. James and Sons supermarket before spreading to the entire building.  Three employees and one customer were treated for smoke inhalation and released.  A spokesperson for the store said employees have been shifted to other E.W. James locations.
 
Store officials said they are looking for a temporary location for their store and have plans to rebuild on the site in Troy.