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    Owner Reacts to Clark County Fire That Destroyed Her Business Save Email Print
    Posted: 7:06 PM Aug 3, 2008
    Last Updated: 7:06 PM Aug 3, 2008
    Reporter: Matt Behrens
    Email Address: mbehrens@wsaw.com


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    Officials are still investigating what caused a fire that destroyed a Clark County business Saturday night.
    Sweet Repeat, a resale shop in Colby, burst into flames shortly after 6:00pm.

    Sweet Repeat's owner, Jacqui Fons spent part of Sunday surveying the damage, and she is still reeling from the complete destruction of her business.

    Jacqui says she closed the shop at 6:00 Saturday night, and got a call from her daughter about an hour later, telling her about the fire.

    By the time Fons got there, the structure was engulfed in flames.

    She says the loss is devastating, because of the amount of time she had devoted to building the business and running the shop.

    Jacqui says, "It was my life... (Fourteen years?) Thirteen years in September... My whole life."

    A neighbor who lived across the street first spotted the blaze and called 911.

    It took around two hours to get the fire under control, and the building is being called a complete loss.

    Fons says they plan on rebuilding the shop where it was in Colby, because their roots are in the community, and she wants to thank her neighbors, friends and family who have offered support.

    They did have insurance on the building, so Fons isn't asking for any donations, she just asks that people keep her in their prayers.

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