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42 firefighters battle warehouse fire in S.C.

The fire was set off by a car that crashed into the warehouse; the driver was not found

The Anderson Independent-Mail

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. — Cherokee Springs firefighters battled a fire Monday night when a car ran into a warehouse.

Just after 9 p.m.Monday, firefighters were called to Todd Parris Inc. off Old Furnace Road in Chesnee.

The fire chief said they received a report from the South Carolina Highway Patrol that a vehicle left Old Furnace Road and crashed into the warehouse. The fire chief said a driver was not found inside the building.

Cherokee Springs Fire Department was assisted by five other area fire departments. Forty-two firefighters helped put out the fire.

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