Fire Antique Cars Destroyed Illinois. The 25k square foot warehouse in Staunton Illinois full of classic cars burned to the ground leaving over 150 cars destroyed. Feds order southwestern Illinois.
Eight of the 10 cars destroyed in the fire had been restored. On Tuesday night one of Country Classic Cars storage buildings caught fire. At least a hundred classic and antique cars were damaged or destroyed when a tornado made hit the business located next to Interstate 55.
Dozens of antique vehicles were destroyed when a fire swept through a garage outside the southern Illinois community of Staunton.
If you havent ever heard of Country Classic Cars they are a classic car dealer with a collection of over 600 cars. Just 15 months after a five-alarm fire swept through Hemmings Pro advertiser Country Classic Cars misfortune has struck the Staunton Illinois dealership a second timeOn Saturday December 1 the facility -- located just off Route 66 -- was struck by a rare December tornado that appears to have destroyed two buildings and damaged two more along with a yet-unknown number. Dozens of antique vehicles were destroyed when a fire swept through a garage outside the southern Illinois community of Staunton in August. An insurance company investigator walks around the front of a 1940s era car Wednesday Aug.