South Hill dry cleaner plans repairs after arsons

Following two arsons in the span of a month, a dry cleaning store and laundromat on Spokane’s South Hill has been issued permits for $200,000 in repair work, according to city records.

The first fire at Beacon Cleaners, 3112 S. Grand Blvd., occurred the night of Aug. 11 and led to a firefighter being seriously injured when he fell from a ladder while battling the blaze.

The second fire was in the early morning hours of Sept. 7. That fire damaged the back of the building, a trailer in the parking lot and a telephone pole.

Work to repair the roof, heating and cooling system and building’s trusses will be done by Burke’s Klein’s DKI, a Post Falls general contractor that specializes in fire, wind and water damage.