WELD – The Weld General Store was destroyed this morning, after a fire broke out in the building.
Firefighters were called to the general store and an attached apartment at approximately 3:20 a.m. Jerry Nering, who co-owns the store with his wife, Dot, was sleeping in the apartment when he noticed the fire and escaped. Two cats that lived in the building are unaccounted for, according to state Fire Marshal’s Office investigator Jeremy Damren.
The store is located at 1 School Street, near the intersection of four streets: Church, School, Mill and Center Hill Road.
Damren said that the cause was undetermined, due to the extent of the damage, but that nothing appeared suspicious about the fire.
The building was not insured.
This is a great loss for the community of Weld! Jerry’s General Store has always been a place for great coffee, helpful information and good conversation. I will miss it all. My deepest sympathies to Jerry.
I am so sorry to hear this and sorry to Jerry and his Wife
What a tragic loss for Weld and for all the summer residents/visitors. I am so grateful the owners are ok.
Such a terrible loss for the owner’s and entire community :(
So sad to hear this. So many small businesses struggle to stay open nowadays. Glad everyone is OK.
I am verh sorry this happened to such good people.
Such a landscape loss for Weld. Been a customer of Weld since 1956. The dance and all the local stores at the time, including Newt Mastermen who owned the store way back when!!! So sorry for the whole town!!!