It may be days before the state fire marshal can investigate what started the fire in downtown Parker, and burned down the dollar store.

The businesses on both sides of the store are thanking local firefighters for their quick work to contain the flames and save more buildings from burning. 

"I'm not trained, my job is to get out of the way and pray," Parker business owner Mari Renner said.

Renner's prayers were answered Thursday, she owns Turner County Printing and Stationary. Her building was virtually untouched. 

"So, then we walked in and it was like, okay, I'm in my four walls again. If I didn't have the smell I wouldn't think anything happened," Renner said.

The owner of the print shop says they actually had a few customers stop by Friday, and they didn't sustain much damage from the fire. All they've had is the smell of smoke in the building and a little water damage in the basement, but they're thankful the fire department was able to save their building.

"So many towns were willing to come and help bring us water, bring them what they needed. I don't know that even the town would be here if they hadn't jumped in and done all that they could do," Renner said.

"They did a good job because we could have lost three or four buildings, instead they contained it to the one that initially started on fire," office building owner Justin Eich said.

A few ashes sit on the steps of the building on the other side of the dollar store, but the law office, and Knology Cable building also escaped the worst of the fire.

"I don't know how many firemen were here, but they did a very good job," Eich said.

A good job at saving two other businesses that could have fallen victim to the flames. 

"Like I said, they're trained, that's what they do, thank God," Renner said.