Clothing Building Suffers Water Damage In Fire

Beehive Clothing building suffers smoke, water damage in fire

By Molly Farmer

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 10:14 a.m. MST

AMERICAN FORK — A fire at Beehive Clothing in American Fork resulted in smoke and water damage Monday evening.

American Fork Fire Department Capt. Benjamin Anderson said crews were dispatched just after 6 p.m. to the building located at 398 E. 1100 South. They found flames confined to one area on the inside of the building.

"Crews got a quick knockdown," Anderson said. "Right now we're doing ventilation, trying to get the smoke cleared out of the inside."

There was no exterior damage to the building, Anderson said, and the extent of the damage to the interior was unknown Monday night.

"It was confined to one area," he said. "We don't have a good report on the extent of the damage so far."

Machinery used to make clothing was inside the building at the time of the fire, Anderson said. Firefighters didn't know the cause of the fire Monday evening.

Beehive Clothing is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church spokespeople were not available for comment Monday evening.

— Molly Farmer

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