A special event to thank some real life local heroes took place on Friday one year after one of the largest fires in Roosevelt City history. On March 24th, 2023, Roosevelt Fire responded to a call just before 4am on East Lagoon Street. Thanks to the efforts of the firefighters, the fire did not spread but in the end, the ‘Second Time Around’ vintage store and one of the Marsen buildings were a complete loss. Thankfully, there were no serious injuries reported but the owner of Second Time Around was in the building at the time of the fire as his residence was the apartment in the back. He and the other tenant woke up in time and got out safely though it was a long, terrible day as the building burned until it collapsed in on itself. It was determined that the fire was unintentional and likely due to an electrical problem. Investigators found that the fire started in the front of the building inside the open shared attic. Electrical wires were found with electrical burns which means there was a short in the wire somewhere to start the fire. Thankfully, the second Marsen building survived and the furniture store has survived this tragedy. As a way to say thank you and celebrate a community that comes together, Marsen Furniture invited the community to a celebration on Friday to meet the real-life heroes from the fire department, take pictures with them, and enjoy treats and giveaways. It was a great celebration of the local firefighters.
