By Derek Minemyer, Oct 20, 2019, for KTUU
PALMER, Alaska (KTUU) - A Palmer business providing employment opportunities for at-risk youth burned in a structure fire early Tuesday. Now, the owner is receiving support from the community he's helped to improve.
Jim Beach was visiting family in Kansas City when he says he got a call from the Palmer Police Department telling him his business, an auto detailing service called Car Deets, had caught fire.
"My first thought was I was just glad it happened early in the morning when nobody was there working," Beach said, "so nobody got hurt."
Beach says the fire started due to an electrical issue in the attic of the building he rents on Alaska St. While he doesn't know the extent of the damage to the building, he estimates he lost about $50,000 worth of equipment and tools in the fire. He says insurance only covers half of that.
But Beach is looking on the bright side of things.
"One of the things that I love most about Palmer is that everybody supports everybody else," he said. Since the fire, Beach says people have come out of the woodwork to offer condolences and support.
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