FIRE DESTROYS LAUREL, NE BUSINESSES

FIRE FIGHTERS FROM SEVERAL NORTHEAST NEBRASKA COMMUNITIES SPENT THE MORNING BATTLING A BLAZE ON LAUREL, NEBRASKA'S MAIN STREET.

A SPOKESPERSON AT CITY HALL SAYS THE FIRE STARTED BEFORE SUNRISE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AT THE BIOCOMPOSITE BUSINESS ON EAST 2ND STREET.

THAT BUSINESS WAS DESTROYED AS WELL AS THE NEARBY THRIVENT FINANCIAL BUSINESS.

THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES AND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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