A piece of Woodward’s history burned to the ground Thursday morning.
The old States Hotel/Collins Clinic on 10th and Main was destroyed by the fire that broke out at 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, according to people working in the area at the time and called 9-1-1.
There was a fire on the second floor of the same building late Wednesday night that firefighters put out and were on the scene for a while afterwards. For some reason, the fire reignited Thursday.
The cause of the fire was not immediately available. Fire Chief Michael Wickware said the cause of both fires is under investigation.
When fire units got on scene Thursday, the building was fully engulfed and as the morning went on, the fire continued to spread.
Firefighters were able to keep the fire contained primarily to the one building, said City Manger Shaun Barnett, who was on the scene along with some other officials.