Site of former Juneteenth museum run by Opal Lee destroyed in Fort Worth fire

A building destroyed in a fire in Fort Worth early Wednesday was previously the site of Opal Lee’s Juneteenth Museum. Fort Worth fire crews responded to the...

All artifacts had been removed from the building to prepare for the new National Juneteenth Museum, the fire department said.

The Fort Worth fire department responded to the 1100 block of Evans Avenue early Wednesday. The building that caught fire used to be home to Opal Lee's Juneteenth Museum.A building destroyed in a fire in Fort Worth early Wednesday was previously the site of Opal Lee’s Juneteenth Museum., and found a one-story wood-frame residential building in flames. Two buildings on either side of the structure also caught fire.

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