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Podcast: Spartanburg City News
Episode: Discussing Montgomery Building fire with Chief Marion Blackwell
Description: When the news broke Saturday night that a fire had broken out in the Montgomery Building, all of Spartanburg held its breath. A renovation had just gotten underway, the largest historic renovation in our city's history, and the future held for a long-vacant icon seemed secure. If not for the actions of the City's world-class Fire Department, it's a future that could've very easily went up in flames. The fire started in old ductwork after workers removed a fan, inadvertently sparking the blaze in the process. Though smoke damaged parts of the former Carolina Theater, the fire was contained quickly...