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Byline: Michelle Kearns
Sep. 26–Randal Sanderson figures he managed to revive his family’s store and keep his staff of 35 by going into a trance-like state after Kitchen World burned last year in a fire set by a disgruntled employee.
Some workers cried at the smoke and flames. Another gave him a hug. Sanderson started working seven days a week.
“When something like that happens, there isn’t anything to think or analyze. It taps into your instincts. It taps into your heart and your drive,” he said. “It’s just a thing where I didn’t have to think about it. I guess this is what I’m meant to do.”
The arson fire in Lockport, which cost about $4 million in building damage, inventory and sales, led to Sanderson’s gradual epiphany. It came after setting up a makeshift office in a storage shed.
Ten months later, cabinet, counter and refrigerator sales have…