A fire that swept through a north Batesville auto salvage yard earlier this week destroyed an estimated $300,000 worth of auto parts.
Chinquapin Auto Salvage Sales owner Jon Jarvis told Region 8 News yesterday that over 100 cars were lost in the blaze.
“It’s just junk to other people, but this is how I make my living. I have been doing this for over 30 years,” Jarvis told the Jonesboro news outlet.
Independence County Sheriff and Northside Volunteer Fire Chief Shawn Stephens told White River Now Wednesday the fire started from a burning brush pile next to the business and spread to the salvage yard.
The Region 8 News story can be found here.
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