Highland Building Didnt Have Sprinkler System

(Memphis) Two business owners are trying to put the pieces back together after the devastating fire on Highland Ave. Sunday.

The fire burned down Signatures T-Shirts and destroyed $50,000 worth of inventory that belonged to the Peddler Bike Shop.

The building where the fire started didnt have a sprinkler system.

Nowadays, new buildings are required to have sprinkler systems, but that rule doesnt apply to buildings that went up before the 1960s.

In the pile of rubble, you can see the signs of what was there.

Im depressed but Im dealing with it, said Hal Mabray, owner of the Peddler Bike Shop.

Dozens of bicycles belonging to Hal Mabray and his Peddler Bike Shop were destroyed.

He has plenty of insurance but that wont replace the classic, custom-made bike hed given his son as a bar mitzvah present.

Its pretty much demolished. We are going to save some pieces of it as memorabilia.

The fire ignited at Signatures-Shirt Shop Sunday and spread to the warehouse next door, where Mabray stores his bikes.

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Highland Building Didnt Have Sprinkler System