Video: Rienzi Business Destroyed

Flames light up the night sky at Smith Drug Co.

Flames light up the night sky at Smith Drug Co.

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RIENZI, Miss. (WCBI) — An early morning fire destroys a historic downtown building in Riezi in Alcorn County.

County officials say volunteer firefighters from Biggersville were the first to arrive after Alcorn County 911 received a call from an alarm company at about 1 a.m. about the fire at the Smith Drug Company at 89 Main St. in the town of about 300 in southern Alcorn County.

They were joined by volunteers from Jacinto, Southwest and five other communities. Flames poured from the building and lit up the night sky when firefighters arrived.

Only a shell of the building remained this morning. Firefighters had the blaze knocked down after about 90 minutes.

The building also housed a wood shop and some apartments.

The cause still is under investigation.

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