Fire guts family-owned furniture store in Lincoln; 60 firefighters contain the blaze

Amy Russo, The Providence Journal
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A fire tore through a furniture store late Thursday night in Lincoln, gutting the inside and destroying the business.

Fire Chief Richard Andrews said the four-alarm fire broke out at about 11:30 p.m. at Knock On Wood Furniture at 1661 Lonsdale Ave. It took about 90 minutes for roughly 60 firefighters to get the blaze under control. No one was injured.

As of Friday morning, the fire was still burning in the basement. Andrews could not send anyone in, however, because the building was structurally unsafe. Andrews said it was to be demolished once gas lines could be shut off on the street. Demolition was expected to start around noon.

Fire officials on Friday at the scene of an overnight fire at the Knock on Wood Furniture store on Lonsdale Avenue in Lincoln.
Fire officials on Friday at the scene of an overnight fire at the Knock on Wood Furniture store on Lonsdale Avenue in Lincoln.

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The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire. Andrews said the business owner, who had been on the scene earlier, appeared "pretty upset." The store had been operating for more than 25 years.

The building that housed the Knock on Wood Furniture store on Lonsdale Avenue in Lincoln was gutted by a fire that started late Thursday night.
The building that housed the Knock on Wood Furniture store on Lonsdale Avenue in Lincoln was gutted by a fire that started late Thursday night.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Fire guts Lincoln's Knock On Wood Furniture store