Potentially disastrous fire avoided today at Level Cross' Petty's Garage

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http://courier-tribune.com/news/potentially-disastrous-fire-avoided-petty-s-garage

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updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

Close Call WOW

so fortunate that there were people in the building when it started. That could have been very bad and destroyed some irreplaceable items..

RICHARD PETTY MUSEUM FIRE
WHAT KIND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT IS THIS ? AN ELECTRONIC BOX HOOKED TO WIRE WRAPPED CROW BAR ? LOOKS LIKE A METAL DETECTOR ?

DID NOTICED (3) RICHARD PETTY'S STP RACE HELMETS/STP RACE UNIFORM MANNEQUIN DUMMIES RESCUE FROM MUSEUM FIRE ON TABLE.

( 1) 1970'S OPEN FACE RACE HELMET, ( 1) 1980'S CLOSED FACE RACE HELMET, AND ( 1) 1992 RICHARD PETTY STP FAN APPRECIATION CLOSED FACE SIMPSON HELMET.

(3) FIRE TRUCKS IN FRONT OF (BROWN BLDG.) (THE NEW/OLD LOCATION) RICHARD PETTY MUSEUM ?

THE OLD 1990'S RICHARD PETTY MUSEUM WAS SMALL, THAT WAS LOCATED NEXT TO OLD LEE PETTY'S HOUSE.

WHAT HAPPEN TO THE NEW RICHARD PETTY MUSEUM DOWN THE ROAD ?
SOUND LIKE THE OLD PETTY memorabilia, old cars, trophies and specialty cars CAME BACK HOME ?


There was a lot of heavy smoke but the fire was contained in that room, Russell said, adding that some smoke had gotten into a part of the museum known as the Red Room."

"Russell said it was fortunate that there were people in the building, which houses Petty memorabilia, old cars, trophies and specialty cars."

A climax firefighter stands outside the Petty Garage in Level Cross after reports of a fire on April 2, 2016. PJ Ward-Brown/The Courier-Tribune
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Reports of a fire at the Petty Garage had multiply fire companies respond to the shop in Level Cross, NC on April 2, 2016. PJ Ward-Brown/The Courier-Tribune
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