ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A beloved smoke shop with over four decades of history was destroyed in a fire early Sunday morning, leaving the small family-owned business in ruins and employees without jobs.
Amber Gray said High on the Hill is all she knows. She started working there when she was 21. Her father, Randy, started the store more than 40 years ago, building it into a community fixture that customers considered more than just a smoke shop.
"Devastated, been broken for a few days, just really destroyed about the whole situation," said Gray.
47-year-old neighborhood smoke shop burns to ground, leaving community devastated
According to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded around 2:30 Sunday morning when they found a driver, who they say was under the influence