VIDEO: Panama City firefighters battled an early morning blaze on Thursday, after a building on Harrison Avenue became fully engulfed in flames.
The Panama City Fire Department got a call around 12:20 a.m. that the building was on fire, located at 1511 Harrison Avenue, near the intersection of Harrison, Highway 231 and 15th Street.
They responded quickly, arriving on scene and putting out the fire in about 25 minutes, continuing to put out hot spots for a while longer.
Authorities said the building was an old car repair shop, which has been vacant for several years. At this time no injuries have been reported.
PCFD Assistant Fire Chief Kent Taylor said when they arrived at the scene it was a sizable blaze, with many old, flammable materials still inside the building.