The DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department was summoned to DeKalb Market on Highway 70 west to help extinguish a grease fire Monday afternoon.
County Fire Chief Donny Green told WJLE that a grease fire in the deli forced an evacuation of the building. A customer grabbed a fire extinguisher and attacked the blaze. Chief Green arrived and finished putting out the fire with an extinguisher.
Members of the Main Station and Cookeville Highway Station also responded. Middle Tennessee Natural Gas was called to send a crew to shut off the flow of natural gas to the building.
According to Chief Green, although the fire was contained smoke spread throughout the store. Fans were used to ventilate the building. No one was injured. The store later re-opened.
Members of DeKalb EMS and the Sheriff’s Department were also on the scene.
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