Follow Up: Manhattan firewood company loses more than half its inventory in fire

VIDEO/PHOTOS: If youโ€™ve ever gotten firewood from a Town Pump, KOA, or local campground, that wood likely came from S & D Firewood. Based in Manhattan, S & D has been keeping folks warm for more than 30 years. Just how much wood are they producing each season? โ€œAbout 4,000 cords of firewood. And then bundles โ€” 3,000 palletsโ€™ worth, and there are 72 bundles on a pallet. So, a lot,โ€ said Kristy Thompson. Thompson is the manager of S & D. She knows a thing or two about firewood, considering sheโ€™s been cutting it for the past 10 years. Just over a week ago, she said:

โ€œWe just got our yard full. We just got our last log truck in for this part of the season.โ€ But last Tuesday, during those intense lightning storms, Thompson got a call โ€” and probably some of the worst news you can imagine for the manager of a firewood yard. โ€œIt was a living nightmare. I mean, itโ€™s our worst nightmare. I couldnโ€™t even believe it was true,โ€ she said. Thousands of tons of wood were engulfed in flames. โ€œI literally could not see anything but flames. I could see it from Belgrade,โ€ Thompson said.

KRTV CBS 3 Great Falls

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