Last week’s tornado destroyed Mayfield’s (KY) main fire station, reports kfvs.com.

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Officials say crews were called to four structure fires on Friday night, but the damage to the facility made it difficult to respond. In fact, the department had to extricate its own apparatus just to respond, according to the report.

The goal now is to find a temporary fire station.

Mayfield KY got from fb. pic.twitter.com/LRIbk0DKQT

— carleyyy (@hippiepower_420) December 11, 2021

Slabs everywhere.

Slab: The concrete foundation of a home. This is on Cardinal Road right off of US45 southwest of downtown Mayfield. #kywx pic.twitter.com/6WfaCzIWuD

— ☈ Chris Jackson ☈ (@ChrisJacksonSC) December 11, 2021

Awful scene in Mayfield, KY. Tornado Emergency in place. These kind of images will put a pit in your stomach. pic.twitter.com/PhXfGURjJQ

— Brittney Bowman (@BrittneyBwx) December 11, 2021

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