6 Fire Departments Respond to Fire in Hoxie
HOXIE, Ark. (WHBQ FOX13 myfoxmemphis.com) — Â –Â Three firefighters were injured last night fighting a blaze at a furniture store in Hoxie.
Firefighters from six towns were called to fight the fire at Furniture and Appliances Now.
One of the injured firefighters fell off a ladder, one suffered smoke inhalation and the other developed heat exhaustion. Officials say at least two of the firefighters were taken to Lawrence County Memorial Hospital.
Firefighter John Simpkins, a captain with the Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Dept., is hospitalized in fair condition after being treated for heat exhaustion. Firefighter William Blair, a 38-year-old captain with the Hoxie Fire Department, is in stable condition.
The fire was reported at about 9 p.m. at the store on U-S Highway 67-B. says the fire started at a back corner of the building. In only minutes the entire building was in flames.
Firefighters from Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, Alicia, Portia, Segwick, and Black Rock responded to scene.
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