Demolition begins at old Miller & Brewer Building

HARRIMAN, Tenn. (WVLT) - On Devonia Street, everyone is selling something. Today, they're able to, because of what firefighters did last week.

"The biggest thing I couldn't emphasize more is that the wind was going in the right direction," says Karen Sella who owns a massage therapy business right behind the the old Miller & Brewer Building.

On Thursday, a fire at the old Miller & Brewer Building threatened to wipe Karen Sella out. But, she says her shop survived because of the firefighters who fought for it.

"I really believe they saved this block," she says.

The work has been tireless and the job is still far from over.

"In the last two or three days, we've probably put 100,000 gallons of water on this fire," says Harriman City Fire Chief, Brad Gross.

But, the remaining hot spots are so deep, they are having a hard time getting to them. That's where ACE Inc., a demolition company, comes in.

"We're shoveling up the material to allow the firemen to get down to the fire," says Sam Russell, the VP of Operations at ACE Inc.

"That's the purpose of getting the material moved around and getting what debris is left moved around so we can get those hot spots again," says Goss.

Chief Goss says he hopes to get rid of all the hot spots by Wednesday night. But, his team has already finished one job: Keeping Karen Sella's business up and running.

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Demolition begins at old Miller & Brewer Building