Fire destroys Covington business

COVINGTON (WSLS 10) - An early morning fire destroyed an auto shop in Covington on Friday.

The Covington Fire Department says that it was electrical fire.

Covington Fire and Rescue was called at 2:22 a.m. for a structure fire at Robbie's Automotive.

Crews arrived six minutes later and had the fire under control by 3:03 am.

Crews were able to leave the scene at 4:38 a.m.

In addition to the building, six cars were damaged by the fire.

Damages estimates ate $100,000.

One firefighter received minor injuries from falling debris and was treated and released from Lewis Gale Alleghany Hospital.

[googlemap width="100%" height="600px" lat="37.79399958747916" lng="-79.99573930062905" zoom="18" pin_lat="37.7940335" pin_lng="-79.99564140000001"]