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Fire at Scarborough Renaissance Festival site in Waxahachie started in electrical system
An electrical blaze Tuesday afternoon at the Scarborough Renaissance Festival site in Waxahachie destroyed one building and damaged another.
The fire broke out about 4:30 p.m. and was contained within an hour. The Ellis County, Avalon, Forreston and Maypearl fire departments were on scene to extinguish the fire.
The Ellis County fire marshal said the blaze started in the electrical system at Pendragon Costumes, a clothing store that was destroyed, KTVT-TV (Channel 11) reported.
A shop that sells broomsticks was damaged.
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/fire-1/2017/03/14/crews-fight-fire-scarborough-faire-waxahachie