From Virginia-
Among the din of a noisy generator and a few dim light bulbs, volunteers began clearing out the Episcopal Thrift Shop in Amherst last week, not knowing where they would reopen.
The floor of the historic first floor of the Goodwin building remained wet as at least two dozen volunteers trooped in and out carrying items to be discarded and depositing them in the back of a Schewel Furniture Co. truck.
A smoke odor hung in the air, and some workers wore paper facemasks.
“We are still looking,” said Ed Hopkins, chairman of the Episcopal thrift committee. “We are anxious to know what Elliott Schewel and John Ware are going to do with the building. Right now, that’s pretty much up in the air.”
A fire the morning of Sept. 24 was caused by an electrical problem on the second floor that was being used as a warehouse. It damaged most of the items in the shop, and the cleaning cost would be high, Hopkins said.
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http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/oct/19/amhersts-episcopal-thrift-shop-move-after-fire-ar-1393808/
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