By Dewey Terrill
JC Post
Damage estimate from an early morning fire at Stickels Cleaners has been put at $10,000. No one was injured.
At 4:19 a.m. the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to Stickels Cleaners, 714 North 12th Street for a report of a structure fire. Crews found a small fire in a shed behind the business with an occupant working to extinguish the fire. It was contained within 10 minutes of arrival.
The building is an approximate 400 square foot accessory structure for the main building used for dry cleaning operations. The loss was estimated at $10,000 for the building and equipment. The fire cause was listed as accidental due to thawing operations that were being conducted.