A number of hearth departments say they labored for hours to place out a hearth at an previous restaurant and bar within the Hitchcock space on Saturday afternoon.
In keeping with authorities, the hearth began round 12:15 pm within the 2100 block of Harborwalk Drive.
It’s unclear how the hearth began, nevertheless it was nonetheless burning for about three hours after it began.
Firefighters say their preliminary studies indicated that a part of an elevated construction on the second flooring of the constructing had collapsed because of the hearth.
Hitchcock Fireplace Chief Jack Robinson stated about 50 individuals from six completely different hearth departments had been working to place out the blaze.
Two volunteer firefighters reportedly skilled warmth exhaustion from the blaze, in keeping with Robinson.
Officers say the restaurant and bar have been closed since earlier than the pandemic.
The Hitchcock Fireplace Marshal is investigating the reason for the hearth.
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