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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.

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