The Brief
- An early morning electrical fire near Dunnellon destroyed a tent at Outlaw Wholesale Liquidators, causing an estimated $150,000 in total damages but no injuries, according to Citrus County Fire Rescue.
- Firefighters arrived shortly before 5 a.m. and prevented the flames from spreading to the main store building, which was about 10 feet away.
- Investigators say the fire started where an extension cord entered the tent, prompting CCFR to warn against improper or high-load extension cord use.
DUNNELLON, Fla. – Firefighters contained an electrical fire Sunday morning that burned through a tent at the Outlaw Wholesale Liquidators store near Dunnellon, according to Citrus County Fire Rescue.
The backstory:
Shortly before 5 a.m., fire crews arrived at the scene on North Florida Avenue, where a tent was fully engulfed in flames, about 10 feet from the store’s main building, CCFR officials said.…