Firefighters on Friday morning, Dec. 6 responded to the scene of a two-alarm fire near MLK Drive and Clarke. The call came in around 4:34 a.m. Clara Mohammed School on Wright Street canceled classes for Friday due to the fire.
Upon arrival, fire officials found fire o the first floor, extending vertically to the second floor and eventually the third floor. Fire officials say the three-story building collapsed -- and there is damage to a two-story building next door.
"The main fire building was the three-story ordinary constructed building. That was the main fire. That was the bulk of the fire when we showed up. With the collapse of that three-story building, we did have compromise to the two-story building that's next to it. To the north," said VanRoo.
No injuries have been reported.