JUST DEVASTATING FOR THESE OWNERS. YEAH, TOTALLY DEVASTATING. THE OWNERS OF HOAGIES ON MAIN IN PALMYRA ARE DEVASTATED. FOLLOWING THAT FIRE. OH MY GOD. AND YOU CAN HEAR THAT SHOCK RIGHT THERE. THE OWNER SHARED THIS SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO OF THE SMOKE JUST POURING OUT OF THE BUILDING. THE OWNER’S SON, DYLAN, GOT THERE BEFORE FIREFIGHTERS BECAUSE HE LIVES NEXT DOOR, AND THE FAMILY SAYS THEY LOST EVERYTHING. THEIR EQUIPMENT, THEIR SPACE, AND THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THEY LOVE. THEY SAY THAT THEIR STUFF IS CHARRED AND MELTED. THEY JUST GOT A FOOD DELIVERY YESTERDAY, BUT THEY CAN’T EVEN GET THE FOOD OUT BECAUSE THE FRIDGE IS MELTED. BUT THE OWNER SAYS THANKFULLY, THERE’S BEEN AN OUTPOURING OF LOVE FROM THE COMMUNITY. I JUST NEED PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE’RE HUMAN AND WE JUST WANT TO KEEP GOING. WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY REBUILD AND BE BACK BIGGER AND BETTER. AND THE OWNERS TELL NEWS EIGHT THAT BECAUSE OF THE CHALLENGES OF RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS DURING DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES, THEY DIDN’T HAVE BUSINESS INSURANCE TO COVER THE LOSS. HOWEVER, A GOFUNDME PAGE HAS ALREADY RAISED SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE OWNERS TELL US THAT FIREFIGHTERS THEY
Lebanon County family devastated by fire at its hoagie shop
Updated: 7:52 PM EST Jan 10, 2025
A fire left a Lebanon County family’s business in ruins, but the owners hope to rebuild.The blaze at Hoagies on Main in the 600 block of West Main Street in Palmyra was discovered around 12:45 a.m. Friday.Security camera video shows smoke pouring out of the building. You can see the video below.Owner Michelle Anderson’s son, Dylan, arrived before firefighters because he lives next door.”I smelled smoke, and then I heard someone out front screaming, ‘Call 911!’ And I came out and the second I opened my front door, you just smelled burning plastic,” he said.They said they lost everything: their equipment, their space and their ability to serve the community they love.They just got a food delivery, but they can’t even get to it because the refrigerator is melted.”Devastation, like, just a total loss. This has been my whole life for the last eight years. I raised my grandson here, watched my other grandkids grow up here. The community knows our kids, so it’s just devastating. It’s devastating,” Michelle Anderson said.Following the destruction, Anderson said there’s been an outpouring of love from the community.”I just need people to understand that we’re human and we just want to keep going. We want to move forward and hopefully rebuild and be back bigger and better,” she said.The owners said that because of the challenges of running a small business during difficult economic times, they don’t have business insurance to cover the loss.They said firefighters can’t determine the cause of the blaze because the damage is too extensive.
A fire left a Lebanon County family’s business in ruins, but the owners hope to rebuild.
The blaze at Hoagies on Main in the 600 block of West Main Street in Palmyra was discovered around 12:45 a.m. Friday.
Security camera video shows smoke pouring out of the building. You can see the video below.
Owner Michelle Anderson’s son, Dylan, arrived before firefighters because he lives next door.
“I smelled smoke, and then I heard someone out front screaming, ‘Call 911!’ And I came out and the second I opened my front door, you just smelled burning plastic,” he said.
They said they lost everything: their equipment, their space and their ability to serve the community they love.
They just got a food delivery, but they can’t even get to it because the refrigerator is melted.
“Devastation, like, just a total loss. This has been my whole life for the last eight years. I raised my grandson here, watched my other grandkids grow up here. The community knows our kids, so it’s just devastating. It’s devastating,” Michelle Anderson said.
Following the destruction, Anderson said there’s been an outpouring of love from the community.
“I just need people to understand that we’re human and we just want to keep going. We want to move forward and hopefully rebuild and be back bigger and better,” she said.
The owners said that because of the challenges of running a small business during difficult economic times, they don’t have business insurance to cover the loss.
They said firefighters can’t determine the cause of the blaze because the damage is too extensive.
Based in New York, Stephen Freeman is a Senior Editor at Trending Insurance News. Previously he has worked for Forbes and The Huffington Post. Steven is a graduate of Risk Management at the University of New York.