Tobacco Store Fire Still Under Investigation
![Members of the Warsaw Fire Department investigate the cause of a fire that destroyed one local business and damaged two others. (Photo by Alyssa Richardson)](https://www.inkfreenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/investigation-photo-300x198.jpg)
Members of the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory investigate the cause of a fire that destroyed one local business and damaged two others.
(Photo by Alyssa Richardson)
Members of the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory and Warsaw Police Department are still investigating the cause of a weekend fire that destroyed one local business and damaged two others.
The fire began with reports of smoke coming from Cigarettes Plus, a business located in a small strip mall at 853 N. Lake St., Warsaw, at 3:38 a.m. Sunday, April 14 (See full story and photos). Minutes after firefighters arrived, the building became engulfed in flames.
![Cigarettes Plus, in the 800 block of North Lake Street, Warsaw, caught fire at about 3:50 a.m. Sunday morning. (Photo by Stacey Page)](https://www.inkfreenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DSC_1369-300x1981.jpg)
Cigarettes Plus, in the 800 block of North Lake Street, Warsaw, caught fire at about 3:50 a.m. Sunday morning. (Photo by Stacey Page)
The fire destroyed the cigarette business and also affected the other businesses in the building including Avilas, which is a specialty grocery store, and Hayden’s laundromat. The building is owned by Wade Frauhiger.