Employees of Ft. Payne Public Works got their first look on Saturday after a devastating fire ravaged the historic building.
"It wasn't good," employee Ronnie Hairen said.
If you look inside, you can see puddles on the floor, insulation on the ground, and walls that used to be white now covered in black soot. People who walk by the building can even smell the smoke lingering from last night's fire.
But, that won't stop the city's public works employees from serving their community. "I want to assure them that its not going to affect what we do for the community, and we will still operate it as usual," the public works supervisor Tim Williams said.
"It's going to be different, but we're going to make it," Hairen added.
People in the community were also heartsick to see the ruins.
"It's sickening, very sickening. I just can't believe it burned," Donald Gann said.