LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Oldham County Family YMCA reopened on Tuesday after a fire in late February, according to officials.
According to a post from their Facebook, the fitness center reopened their kids club, lower wellness, lobby, pool, and 1/2 of the locker rooms.
A spokesperson for the YMCA of Louisville said they had to close in order to tackle the necessary clean up and repairs.
"The Indoor Arena will be open and all programs held at the arena remain as scheduled," they said in relation to the closing announcement.
South Oldham Assistant Chief Kevin Parker said the Family YMCA in Buckner was damaged by fire and smoke that started outside of the building.
Officials believe the fire started in a chicken coop which extended to the YMCA building.
"[When] we arrived on scene, we, in fact, had both the chicken coop as well as the YMCA on fire tonight," Parker said.
Firefighters said the building was busy with 70 to 100 people inside at the time when the fire spread up the exterior walls and into the roof. Everyone inside the building escaped safely.
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries; one injured his hand, and the other overheated in that Wednesday's warm weather.
Fire departments from Ballardsville, La Grange and Anchorage/Peewee Valley assisted the South Oldham Fire Department.
The investigation will center on the area around the chicken coop, but there is no word on the extent of the damage to the YMCA.
Members are asked to please call or follow the YMCA on Facebook for updates. During the closure any members may visit any of the other nine locations.
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