Premier Fitness Center saved from fire

What could have been a tragedy ended up only being a minor mess after a fire started in the roof of Premier Fitness Center March 26 shortly after noon.

The fire was started accidentally while construction workers were re-surfacing the gym’s roof with a blowtorch.

Winslow Fire Captain Ben said, “The fire started because the wood in the roof got too hot from the heat of the blowtorch, causing the roof to burst into flames.”

The captain also said the gym was saved because a local unidentified by-stander saw the flames and called the fire department.

“If nobody would have seen and reported the flames the fire and damage could have been a lot worse,” the captain said.

The Winslow Fire Department and Winslow Police Department responded to the scene and within a matter of a few minutes the small blaze was extinguished.

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