Updated: November 11, 2017

A SATURDAY MORNING FIRE CLAIMED A DOWNTOWN LAWRENCEBURG BUILDING.  MEMBERS OF THE LAWRENCEBURG, NEW PROSPECT, ETHRIDGE, LEOMA, AND GANDY FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO BATTLE THE BLAZE THAT WAS REPORTED AROUND 8 AT THE LAWRENCEBURG ANTIQUE AUCTION BUILDING ON NORTH MILITARY AVENUE.  DESPITE BEST EFFORTS BY FIREFIGHTERS, THE BUILDING AND ITS CONTENTS WERE CONSUMED IN THE FIRE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE IS UNDERWAY.