Businesses continue recovery after Carpet Mania fire

Fencing surrounds the former site of Carpet Mania in Columbus, Ind., pictured Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. Carpet Mania and Deathproof CrossFit burned down in a fire last January. Carpet Mania has moved to a temporary location off 23rd Street and Cottage Avenue. Mike Wolanin | The Republic
Fencing surrounds the former site of Carpet Mania in Columbus, Ind., pictured Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. Carpet Mania and Deathproof CrossFit burned down in a fire last January. Carpet Mania has moved to a temporary location off 23rd Street and Cottage Avenue. Mike Wolanin | The Republic

COLUMBUS, Ind. — A carpet store owner who watched his business burn to the ground a year ago now has plans to rebuild.

Carpet Mania owner Clinton Mann plans to rebuild on the site in the 1400 block of 10th Street, after spending a year in temporary quarters.

The Jan. 24 fire last year resulted in $2 million in damages, leaving charred rubble piled over a 2.34-acre lot near downtown Columbus.

Please read Tuesday’s edition of The Republic for more details.