This could have been pretty ugly: It was a real scare at the 160 year old Majestic Theatre in downtown Chillicothe. A fire broke out in the stage area inside the theatre and firefighters say a hot lamp caught the stage curtain on fire. It was put out quickly but two people were treated for breathing in too much smoke. A gospel singing group was performing at the time of the fire and many people got out safely. The Majestic Theatre was built in the mid 1800′s and became a medical ward for injured Civil War soldiers stationed at nearby Camp Sherman. The group was The Nelons , a family group I’ve worked with a number of times in Rockport, TX, and years ago here in the Los Angeles area. Three of the members were treated for smoke inhalation, but everybody’s okay.
Theater Fire Gives Gospel Group a Scare