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Truck Fire Nearly Catches Kort’s Korner Ablaze

  • A shot of Monday’s fire after the burning truck had been pulled away from the store by La Grange Fire Chief Frank Menefee with the help of local carpenter Justin Coufal and other bystanders to protect the building. Photo by Andy Behlen
    A shot of Monday’s fire after the burning truck had been pulled away from the store by La Grange Fire Chief Frank Menefee with the help of local carpenter Justin Coufal and other bystanders to protect the building. Photo by Andy Behlen
A pickup caught fire and nearly burned down Kort’s Korner convenience store south of La Grange on Monday.La Grange Volunteer Fire Department got the call around 1:30 p.m. when a white Ford super duty pickup caught fire while parked in front of the store.Local carpenter Justin Coufal was working on a house near Kort’s Korner when he saw the smoke. He and a coworker ran over to help. About that…

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