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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Fire Engulfs Historic Train Station
Associated Press
PULASKI, Va.--A fire destroyed the historic Pulaski Train Station but firefighters were able to save some artifacts.
Pulaski Fire Chief Bill Webb says the fire was reported just after midnight Monday. Webb didn't have a monetary damage estimate but he said the building is a total loss.
Fire departments from Draper, Newbern and Fairlawn helped to fight the fire.
A few artifacts inside the building were saved and are being placed in storage. Webb says firefighters were working Monday morning to try and salvage any others.
The station housed the Raymond F. Ratcliffe Memorial Museum. It opened in 1888 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.'
The cause of the fire hasn't been determined.
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