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Wise County Heritage Museum destroyed after crews battle blaze for hours

An overnight fire destroyed a longstanding Wise County museum and landmark despite efforts to extinguish the blaze. The Decatur Fire Department told WFAA units responded to a report of a structure fire at approximately 1 a.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of South Trinity Street. When crews arrived at the scene, they reported a three-story timber building – the Wise County Heritage Museum – had smoke coming from one side. After just 30 minutes of battling the fire, the aggressive change in fire and smoke forced numerous fire crews from the second floor to the first then immediately out the front door. Decatur fire said heavy fire and smoke conditions ravaged the historical stone building for the next two hours with around 50 firefighters working to put out the flames. “It’s quite the morning for the fire chief," an emotional Deroy Bennett, the fire chief, said. “To be the first chief officer on the scene running the command, it’s been a long night.” The museum, which was built and first occupied in the spring of 1893, was destroyed after 130 years. Bennett said they fire appeared to have started on the second or third floor, and they don't believe it was unintentional, though the cause is still unknown. "In shock, you know, it’s just a shock," Sue Tackel, an archivist for the museum, said. “A lot of people came just to see the building. It’s a wonderful old building.” FULL STORY: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/loc...