Donnell Ford Showroom Fire

Robert K. Yosay | Posted March 15th 2019

The team at Donnell Ford on Market Street has already bounced back from the blaze that destroyed the dealership’s showroom Friday morning. Within hours, employees were back to work, and even the office cat Shelby is on the mend. “Basically we’re up and in operation already,” said sales manger Jim Beeman, who has worked at the dealership since 2004. Mike Friend, general manager of the Honda store on U.S. Route 224, made three offices available for Donnell employees at his site, Beeman said. “Sales will be open regular hours [Saturday] ... We’re shooting to get the service department open for Monday,” said Donnell Ford general manager Todd Dauterman. Dauterman said that no customer cars were damaged.