DANVILLE, Calif. (KRON) – A Danville salon owner is trying to pick up the debris after a fire destroyed her business and several other businesses. It broke out just before 10pm last Monday in a building on East Prospect Street.
“We had a fire on our roof. So, we’re all water and smoke damaged. Our entire roof collapsed. All of our stuff was destroyed. We’re just devastated from the inside,” said Dana Johnson, owner of Heart & Hustle Salon.
Heart & Hustle salon, an adjacent boutique, gift shop and eyelash studio were destroyed in the fire.
Johnson says she and her designers lost their workplace and all the tools that make their careers possible.
“You know, us hairdressers, we use all our stuff every day so we can take anything back,” Johnson said. “So the amount of money that we’re losing from having to buy everything back and all that insurance, I know it’s taking a very long time. So, you know, we’ve been devastated on a lot of different levels.”
The cause of the fire has not been determined. The total loss to the salon is estimated at more than $50,000. Johnson says the building owner wants them back, but it will likely be a year before they can reopen and help the team get back on their feet.
A GoFundMe It was established to help.