Investigators still looking into what caused American Furniture Warehouse fire in Martinsville

Investigators still looking into what caused American Furniture Warehouse fire in Martinsville (Image 1) (Copyright by WSLS - All rights reserved)

Officials from the Martinsville Fire Department tell us they are continuing to investigate the cause of the fire at the former American Furniture Warehouse.

On Thursday, officials disconnected wires from the building and next week working to get to other parts of the facility. One of the issues the fire marshal told us is that there is only one part so far that is safe enough to enter.

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"This building is rather large I think the entire area was six acres in totality and several thousand square feet of fire damage," says Ted Anderson, Martinsville Fire Marshal.

The fire marshal says he's hoping to bring in heavy equipment to tear down some unstable walls.