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Early morning fire destroys food mart in west Olympia

Unique Nails owner Daisy Tran and Jiffy Lube manager Nate Davison coordinate how to get their businesses back open and damage repaired as they meet outside the Texaco Food Mart at Black Lake Boulevard and Cooper Point Road in west Olympia that was destroyed by an early morning fire Friday. The fire knocked out power to the five businesses in the complex.
Unique Nails owner Daisy Tran and Jiffy Lube manager Nate Davison coordinate how to get their businesses back open and damage repaired as they meet outside the Texaco Food Mart at Black Lake Boulevard and Cooper Point Road in west Olympia that was destroyed by an early morning fire Friday. The fire knocked out power to the five businesses in the complex. Tony Overman toverman@theolympian.com

Fire destroyed a Texaco Food Mart near the busy intersection of Black Lake Boulevard Southwest and Cooper Point Road early this morning.

Olympia Fire Department tweeted that adjacent buildings and businesses were dealt minor damage. The businesses also were left without power.

According to a tweet from OFD from 1:22 a.m., crews arrived to find the Texaco Food Mart engulfed in flames.

The fire was extinguished and no injuries were reported. There was no one in the building at the time of the fire.

Fire officials will be remaining at the scene to investigate the cause.

This story was originally published May 6, 2022 at 7:38 AM.

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
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