Law enforcement, fire investigations underway into Tuesday night Cumberland Farms blaze
Corey Arwood
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Firefighters worked throughout the night at a Oslo Road convenience store after a fire from an unknown source started inside and spread into its ceiling causing what fire officials said was ‘significant damage’ and leading to a law enforcement investigation.
The fire was reported inside the Cumberland Farms convenience store and gas station on the northeast corner of Oslo Road and 27th Avenue Southwest just before 8 p.m. Tuesday, said Indian River County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief David Kiernan.
No injuries were reported, and two employees were the only people in the store at the time, he said.
“One employee noticed the fire on the left side of the second aisle, (but) didn’t see anybody come in or out of the store,” said Kiernan.
When crews arrived, he said the fire had grown into what he said was a 2-foot "working fire" that had moved to the right of the main entrance and from there into the attic area.
He said there was “significant damage” inside the store from flames and smoke and that the location would likely be closed for the “foreseeable future.”
The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office crime scene unit van was at the store along with several fire engines and crews who were still cleaning out the store around 11 p.m.
Deputies closed and redirected traffic at northbound 27th Avenue Southwest at Oslo Road.
Kiernan said an investigation would be conducted by both detectives and county fire investigators.
Several businesses across Indian River County have been partially damaged or totally destroyed by fires in recent months.
A portion of a cabinetry business called The Cabinetree Collection, in the 800 block of 35th Court Southwest, was destroyed by fire just after midnight on June 25.
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Fire officials, however, do not believe the cause to be suspicious, according to reports.
On May 17 Vero Beach Laundry & Cleaners and Kidz Closet consignment shop at 810 21st Street in Vero Beach were destroyed in overnight fires, which remain under investigation, according to fire officials.
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