This building at Hovis Truck Service and Sales was retrofitted to house a repair shop, offices, new parts sales and a customer waiting area after a fire in January 2022 destroyed a building at the facility in Emlenton, Venango County. Submitted Photo

It didn’t take long for Hovis Truck Service and Sales in Emlenton, Venango County, to resume towing and repairing trucks after a fire destroyed its main building a little more than a year ago.

An early morning fire on Jan. 9, 2022, at the company’s facility at 6010 Emlenton Clintonville Road destroyed the building that housed its service trucks, new parts and offices. The building as well as its contents were a total loss.

Fortunately, storage for most of the company's equipment, tow trucks and recovery equipment was in other buildings.