GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Damage is estimated at $50,000 after an early-morning fire at the Furniture Row complex in Grand Junction. Police and fire crews responded to the business at about 3:00 a.m. Thursday, and found 25 old mattresses burning outside the building. The blaze blackened the southwest corner of the complex. Crews got the fire under control within a few minutes and went inside the building, where they found 15 new mattresses from Denver Mattress charred by the heat of the flames outside. One man was questioned about the blaze, but later released.


The cause of the fire is under investigation.Furniture Row bills itself as a complex of four specialty stores at one location. The Row includes Denver Mattress, Sofa Mart, Oak Express and Bedroom Expressions. The company is based in Denver, and operates more than 330 stores in 31 states. It also owns and operates a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup team.Copyright 2014 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.