by Brandon Dye
Staff Reporter  
       A fire broke out at the mouth of Looney's Creek in the early morning hours last Friday resulting in the loss of a floral business and vacant apartments.
       According to Grundy Volunteer Fire Department Chief Phillip Vandyke, Floral Creation, a flower business, as well as some upstairs apartments, were completely destroyed after the fire department was dispatched at 3:24 a.m. last Friday morning.
       "The roof had already collapsed when we got there and the second floor started to cave in," Vandyke said.
       While putting out the fire, Vandyke said fire crews sprayed down a house which was 10 feet away from the destroyed structure to keep it cool and prevent the fire from spreading to other residences. No other structures were affected by the fire.
        The cause of the fire is unknown, Vandyke said. However, the occupant of the building had commented of problems with lights and wiring in the old building, he added.

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