November 08, 2024

Sully Locker damaged in Sunday fire

By Jamee A

It is too early to tell how extensive the damage is at the Sully Community Locker, which caught fire Sunday morning, owners Jared and Stacey Nikkel said. Fire departments from Sully, Lynnville and Kellogg responded to the fire, which is being called a “major loss.” (Margaret Vander)

SULLY — A fire at the Sully Community Locker is being called a major loss.

Area fire departments, including Sully, Lynnville and Kellogg, responded to the call just after 8 a.m. on Sunday to 407 Seventh Ave., Jasper County Chief Deputy Duane Rozendaal said.

“We don’t know now a whole lot yet, we are just trying to get it secured,” owner Stacey Nikkel said.

Nikkel, along with her husband Jared, purchased the locker in 2012. The couple does not yet know the cause of the fire, saying it is too early to tell.

The damage to the operation, though, affected the entire building.

“It’s pretty extensive, we lost the refrigeration,” Jared Nikkel said. “We don’t know exactly how we will proceed for a few days.”

The Sully Community Locker is a full-service meat locker specializing in cured meats, dried beef and fresh beef and pork butchering, packaging and selling.

An investigation of the fire is ongoing.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com