A Kamsack auto body shop is closed temporarily until the effects of a fire are remedied.
The Kamsack fire department was called to Blaine’s Auto Body on First Street at 6:25 p.m. on August 15, said Ken Thompson, deputy fire chief.
Firemen attempted to enter the building through the front door, but were turned away because of heavy smoke, Thompson said. They entered the rear door, again facing heavy smoke, but were able to open the large garage door in order to ventilate the building.
As the smoke cleared the firefighters discovered that a vehicle that had been in the shop for repair was fully engulfed in fire, he said. It was an intense fire.
The fire was extinguished and for the next three hours firefighters ventilated the building and checked for other possible hot spots.
Although the cause of the fire is still undetermined, it seems probable that it had to do with the vehicle’s electrical system, Thompson said. The firefighters were on the scene for about three hours.
Blaine’s Auto Body is advertising the fact that due to the fire the shop will be closed for a “short period of time” and repairs and claims will be dealt with as soon as possible.
