Crime & Safety
Downtown Phoenix Fire Burns Vacant Building, Closes Court
The two-alarm fire at Fifth Avenue and Van Buren Street started around 3:30, Thursday morning and closed the area for several hours.
PHOENIX, AZ – A fire in a downtown building snarled traffic for hours as more than 100 firefighters worked to bring it under control. The fire reached a second-alarm.
Phoenix Fire says that they were called to Fifth Avenue and Van Buren Street around 3:30 on Thursday morning.
The building was vacant. The roof collapsed and extra firefighters were needed to make sure that the fire didn't spread to other buildings.
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There are no reports of injuries. (Get Phoenix Patch's daily newsletter and real-time news alerts. Or, find your local Patch here and subscribe).
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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