Inferno erupts at Yazoo landmark
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The sky turned orange in downtown Yazoo City Tuesday night as the Federal Compress and Warehouse burned for hours. City and county firefighters worked throughout the night to keep the blaze from spreading into the surrounding neighborhoods. No one was injured in the fire.By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor
Bentonia volunteer firefighter Edward “Tra” Ferrell thought it was dark clouds rolling in when he first looked at the sky.
The he saw the flames from the Federal Compress fire in downtown Yazoo City. Considering that he was several miles away at Kentucky Fried Chicken on Jerry Clower Boulevard, the veteran fireman knew it wasn’t good.
“I saw a thick cloud of smoke,” he said. “I walked outside, and that is when I saw the flames.”
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Dear Editor:
In the 6 April 2013 edition of The Yazoo Herald you published a letter from Cynthia Fuller, "Thanks to (Van) Foster for helping get bridge replaced."
After reading this lettter, I had the impression that the bridge was completed and traffic was moving along normally.
Wrong! Last Sunday I was on my way to homecoming at Providence Baptist Church. I turned north onto old 49 and saw the signs that the bridge was out. I assumed that they hadn't gotten around to removing the signs. I expected to cross Thompson Creek on the new bridge. When I approached the creek the road was barricaded and construction equipment was down in the creek.
Perhaps The Herald can keep us updated as to the progress being made on the new bridge.
Nan Harvey
Jackson, MS
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