Morristown hopes to reopen Main Street soon as demolition continues on Parks-Belk building

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WVLT) - The City of Morristown said Wednesday there has been lots of progress on the Parks-Belk building demolition.

City officials said the top floor of the building is nearly gone, and cleanup work on Main Street will happen in the coming days with the hope that will soon be safe enough to reopen to traffic.

Demolition on the building began last month after a devastating fire in early January rendered it a total loss.

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Jeffrey Scott Cicirelli was arrested in connection to the fire and charged with arson, reckless endangerment, burglary and vandalism. According to warrants obtained by WVLT News, Cicirelli had planned to burn more buildings, with investigators finding fire-starting equipment stashed in buildings downtown.

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Despite the demolition, officials said all downtown businesses are still open and encouraged people to continue shopping and dining in downtown to support local businesses.