SMOKY SITUATION

SMOKY SITUATION — Union City Fire Department firefighters worked to put out a fire at the former Reelfoot Packing Co. plant on West Reelfoot Avenue this morning. The building is in the middle of being demolished and workers were on the property when the fire started. Firefighters were still on the scene putting out the fire at press time. The company was founded in 1917 by W.G. Reynolds and grew from a small slaughtering plant with 18 employees to a packing company with more than 700 employees. The existing building was started in 1952 and completed in 1957. The company closed in the 1990s and the building was purchased by a small, local investment group.