Early morning fire closes Advance Auto Parts in Gonzalez area

Jennifer Rich, Pensacola News Journal
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A Tuesday morning fire has severely damaged a Gonzalez area Advance Auto Parts store.

Escambia County Fire Rescue responded to the commercial structure fire at the store located at 2440 S. U.S. Highway 29 at 4:17 a.m. after a burglar alarm tipped off authorities.

What authorities first thought was a burglar at Advance Auto Parts turned out to be a fire in the store located at 2440 S. U.S. Highway 29 in Gonzalez.
What authorities first thought was a burglar at Advance Auto Parts turned out to be a fire in the store located at 2440 S. U.S. Highway 29 in Gonzalez.

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Davis Wood, public information officer for Escambia County Public Safety, said Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was the first to respond but quickly saw that it was a fire and not a prowler that set off the alarm.

Firefighters saw smoke coming from the roof and interior of the building when they arrived. The fire was out by 4:30 a.m.

A fire at the Advance Auto Parts store on U.S. 29 early Jan. 4, 2022, caused significant damage to the building and claimed a lot of merchandise.
A fire at the Advance Auto Parts store on U.S. 29 early Jan. 4, 2022, caused significant damage to the building and claimed a lot of merchandise.

The fire claimed a significant amount of merchandise. Wood said there is no word yet on when the store will be able to reopen.

No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Bureau of Fire, Arsons & Explosives Investigations.

This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Advance Auto Parts in Cantonment is closed by a fire