Unity auto repair shop destroyed by fire

Megan Tomasic
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019 3:19 p.m. | Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019 3:19 p.m.

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Fire gutted Rain’s Auto Body Tuesday along the 1500 block of Mt. Pleasant Road. Firefighters from 17 departments battled the blaze that was reported at 2:16 p.m. Aug. 27, 2019

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Rain’s Auto Body along Mt. Pleasant Road was destroyed by fire Tuesday. The owner, Dean Rain, said workers welding a vehicle ignited the blaze which quickly spread. Aug. 27, 2019

Megan Tomasic | Tribune-Review

Rain’s Auto Body along Mt. Pleasant Road in Unity was destroyed by fire Tuesday. The owner, Dean Rain, said workers welding a vehicle ignited the blaze which quickly spread. Aug. 27, 2019

Rain’s Auto Body along Mt. Pleasant Road in Unity was destroyed by fire Tuesday. The owner, Dean Rain, said workers welding a vehicle ignited the blaze which quickly spread. Aug. 27, 2019

A quick-moving fire Tuesday gutted an auto repair shop in Unity.

The owner of Rain’s Auto Body, Dean Rain, said workers had started welding a car when sparks flew, igniting the fire about 2:16 p.m. He said workers tried to put the fire out, but “it spread really fast.”

Rain’s Auto Body is on the 1500 block of Mt. Pleasant Road along the border of Unity and Mt. Pleasant townships.

Rain opened the business in 1988 and said he plans on rebuilding.

“I don’t like it, but what are you going to do?” he said.

After the fire was out, some walls were left standing, but the building was a total loss, Dryridge fire Chief Rich Levay said. A burned vehicle sat in what appeared to be a bay, while firefighters sprayed foam to put out remaining flames. A “Tire Sale” sign was mostly untouched to the right of the building.

Firefighters from 17 departments, including Unity, Mt. Pleasant, Greensburg, Youngstown and Hempfield and Salem townships were on the scene.

No injuries were reported.