Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Employees at David's Firewood just outside of Clovis work on the remnants of a shed destroyed in a Thursday morning fire. Clovis fire crews spent about an hour battling the blaze.
CLOVIS - The Clovis Fire Department battled a Thursday morning blaze just outside the city at a firewood seller.
Battalion Chief Dale Hand said the department got a call for a fire at David's Firewood, and estimated the crews probably fought the fire for about an hour before knocking it down. The blaze was naturally more challenging than an average structure fire because it was almost entirely comprised of fuel.
The damage was largely limited to a metal building on the west side of the property, which employees were working to repair Thursday. Both CFD officials and employees of the business, located on the 700 block of State Road 523, noted the damage was substantive but could have easily been far worse.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, Hand said.
