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Florist catches on fire the night before Valentine's Day

(WVLT/Whitney Kent)

(WVLT/Whitney Kent)

MONROE COUNTY, Tenn.(WVLT)--A fire broke out at Beck's Florist in Monroe County on Highway 411.

Witnesses say the fire broke out around 7:00pm Monday night. They say the entire back part of the of the shop is gone.

Wendell Beck, the owner, says police are asking him where the cash register is because they can't find it.

No word yet on how bad the damage is but Beck says he had tens of thousands of dollars worth of flowers, ribbons and other material inside.

The fire chief estimates the damage at $100,000.

No one got hurt and no word on how it started


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