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STATE FIRE MARSHALS OFFICE EXPECTED AT U.S. 40 FIRE SCENE FRIDAY

(Preble County, OH)--The State Fire Marshal’s Office is expected Friday at the scene of a fire that broke out Thursday on U.S. 40 near the state line.  It broke out in a large garage or storage building at Boots and Hanks, which is a truck parts facility.  Multiple agencies responded to the scene to help provide water and manpower. U.S. 40 was shut down.  No injuries were reported.  Thursday’s fire happened six years – nearly to the day – after a large fire destroyed a building on the same property.