LFD Responds to Fire at Local Business on Saturday

Chevy truck was the source of the fire at Grayson Blu

Louisville Fire Department and area volunteer units responded to a commercial structure fire on Old Robinson Road on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 pm. The fire was located inside the Grayson Blu building and it was determined that a vehicle inside the building was the cause of the fire.

The Shiloh and High Point Volunteer Departments  worked alongside LFD personnel as a search team entered the building.The blaze was extinguished and the building ventilated. It was discovered that a Chevrolet one ton truck had ignited and was the seat of the fire. A wrecker was requested to assist in removing the vehicle as it was still smoldering and there was an extreme amount of smoke and heat (Excess of 500 degrees) in the structure to be removed.  Upon arrival of the wrecker the vehicle was removed by having a crew make entry and connect the tow cable to the vehicle and winch it out.  Once the vehicle was removed, crews completed extinguishment and ventilation of the structure. 

One Firefighter was transported to Winston Medical Center to possible heat exhaustion.  He was treated and released from WCMC that evening. 

It was later learned that damage to the structure was limited and consisted of smoke damage and some insulation destruction.

press release and W. McCully