Stories from Thursday, December 20, 2018

Authorities still don't know what caused the blaze, which leveled Market Street Tire Co. in the overnight hours leading into Thursday morning. The fire still showed signs of life in the smoldering rubble on the north side of the building come daylight. Metal siding and tractor tires were piled up on the south side of the remnants. Excavation equipment was staged in a nearby alley.