Fire throws future of 30-year family business into question

Eric Weickert’s eyes were still stinging Monday as he fastened a mask over his nose and mouth. The inside of his Springfield Pike business, Weickert's Flooring, looked mostly untouched by the fire that had erupted inside Friday night, but the smell — that was the real trouble, he said. Every wood sample and strip of carpet still stank like smoke and burnt rubber. Reporters couldn't go outside without being masked, too.