Flames Engulf Downtown Business

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VALDOSTA – On Saturday, December 22, around 10 p.m., Valdosta Fire Department responded to a fire at Valdosta Furniture and Mattress located at 116 W. Central Ave.

Clouds of gray smoked billowed over downtown

A spectacle of licking flames and billowing smoke clouds engulfed the one story portion of the business, burning out the roof. The second-story portion of the business remained mostly undamaged, as were surrounding buildings.

Smoke billowed up into the dark cold night sky — Firefighters worked until early Sunday morning to douse the flames

According to the Valdosta Fire Department, the fire was mostly contained a little after 1 a.m. Sunday morning.

Firefighters kept the flames from spreading

The conflagration in the cold December night, with a wide-eyed full moon staring down, drew onlookers.

Downtown Valdosta was saved by VFD Saturday night

At this time there is no information about how the fire started.

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