Missed It: Murfreesboro Comics Shop Damaged By Fire

There are a few items worth teasing out of this pretty straight-forward local news report of massive damage at a strip-mall comics shop in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Although the article doesn't outright say so -- it kind of hedges around characterizing the fire in any way -- it looks like from reports that they had another business owner come and let them to minimize damage and give them access to the comics store that the fire started in there, and was not just significantly damaging there. The owner is moving shop for a while, which I don't think would be possible in the same way if not for the serial comics business. In other words, a full-on bookstore model of comics shop logically wouldn't need a temporary home as quickly as one with a Wednesday sales day on the horizon would need one, if that makes any sense. The owner was apparently insured, which I hope is more common than I suspect. Finally, the story of how the fire department fought the fire reminds that fires are particularly devastating for comics shops because the smoke and water involved can ruin print publications as completely as fire might. The business was purchased by the current owners about a half-decade ago.
 
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