Sumter Casket Company was founded in 1894. SUMTER, S.C. (AP) " A massive fire at a company that makes caskets in South Carolina has caused $1.5 million in damage. Sumter Fire Department Division Chief Brian Christmas told The Sumter Item (http://bit.ly/29VaDAc ) that it took firefighters more than 24 hours to extinguish all the hot spots at the Sumter Casket Company after Monday's fire. Christmas says the company was insured and suffered $750,000 of damage to the building and $750,000 in damage to the caskets and other items inside. ___Information from: The Sumter Item, http://www.theitem.com

Source: New Zealand Herald July 20, 2016 13:41 UTC