‘I’m here and I’m grateful’: Neighbors displaced after Five Points South fire destroys homes, businesses

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Neighbors and business owners in Birmingham’s Five Points South are trying to recover after a fire Friday morning destroyed several historic buildings along 20th Street South.

Fire officials said no one was hurt, but several people lost their homes and businesses in the blaze that swept through the Cobb Lane area.

Savannah Harbek, who owned a salon in one of the buildings, said the fire destroyed not just her business but a place filled with family memories…

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