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Tennessee community rallies to help food truck operator

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November 29, 2021

The community of Jefferson City, Tennessee is striving to help a local food truck operator who lost his truck to a fire which also damaged part of his home.

The BBQ truck, called GrillBilly Smoke, has been up and running for four years by Bill Hall and his wife, according to a Wate.com report.

"It's a process, I've become better at it over the last four years. But, yeah we love feeding people and always have," Hall told the news outlet.

Hall was preparing for a local event when the fire happened. No one was hurt in the blaze but the truck was completely destroyed. The local community embarked on a door-to-door campaign to help the Halls, and the local fire department members helped with cleanup after the blaze was extinguished.

The couple hope to have a new food truck on the road in a few weeks.

"We're down for a little bit. Down but not out. We keep telling people we'll be back smoking soon, but in a good way this time," Hall told the news outlet.