Mechanic's Shop Burns Down in Dinwiddie | Richmond News

Richmond News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 30, 2026 · 1m

A fierce fire tore through a beloved mechanic’s shop in Dinwiddie County, sending smoke miles and leaving devastation in its wake. Owner Rodney Jones Junior, who’d run the business for six years, emerged unharmed — thanks to his father’s frantic arrival — but lost irreplaceable memories and personal treasures. Witnesses described explosions and chaos as the family scrambled to save what they could. Longtime customers and friends mourned the loss, praising the shop’s hard-earned legacy and the owner’s kindness, urging the community to rally around them in this heartbreaking time. Listen in…