Springfield firefighters had a busy afternoon Thursday when two fires broke out within a half-hour of each other.
One fire damaged the exterior of the Burger King restaurant at 2901 South Grand Ave. E., while the second damaged a duplex at Skyview and Amherst drives, which is just west of Veterans Parkway and Jefferson Street.
The fire at the Burger King burned the siding on the west side of the building near the door.
Acting battalion chief Bill Beaty said the fire was contained to the exterior of the building. Some smoke got into the restaurant through an electrical conduit, but firefighters were able to air out the building. Food service had to be temporarily suspended, however.
Beaty said fire investigators were called in because no reasonable explanation for the blaze could be found.
The Burger King fire was reported about 3:30 p.m. At 4:01 p.m., emergency dispatchers started getting calls about the duplex fire on the far west side of town.
Deputy division chief Jeph Bassett said the first firefighters to arrive saw black smoke coming from the attic of the duplex. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the blaze.