THOMASVILLE, N.C. — Usually, the Thomasville Fire Department is going to emergencies, not dealing with them at their own station. But that’s exactly what happened Friday afternoon after severe weather hit the Piedmont Triad.
The fire department took the brunt of the storm while firefighters were out helping others. Powerful winds ripped apart their roof at the fire station. Pieces were scattered across the road, some even damaged their vehicles in the parking lot. One vehicle had a cracked windshield and damage to the front end. Some firefighters were inside when it happened.
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“There was a couple of weird cracks we heard. We opened the door to look outside and I walked in the dayroom. Next thing I knew, there was a loud boom that sounded like the roof flew off literally. The power went out for maybe 20 seconds, we all came and looked out the back door and sure enough, the roof had blown completely off!"
This is the second time the department’s room has blown off in about six months.
Taylor Lambeth said she normally parks in the spot where one of the vehicles was damaged but decided otherwise.
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"Luckily for some reason today when I pulled in the parking lot I usually park over here, but I decided to park on the other side today. I didn’t know, maybe it was a sign!"
Lambeth said the department is still dealing with some water inside the building.
They were able to get all the debris and nails out of the road.
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