Massive fire destroys St. Paul business

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Aftermath from business destroyed in St. Paul fire

Fulton Flooring in St. Paul was destroyed on Sunday during a massive fire.

A massive fire ripped through a St. Paul flooring business on Sunday, causing the roof to collapse, officials said.

Large St. Paul fire

What we know:

A two-alarm fire ripped through Fulton Flooring on Sunday afternoon.

Crews responded around 1 p.m. to the report of a fire on Atwater Street West, between Western Avenue North and Rice Street.

Dig deeper:

The flames forced firefighters to battle the blaze from the exterior.

By 2:30 p.m., fire crews had most of the fire knocked down. Firefighters say the fire caused a total roof collapse.

It appears the business is closed on Sundays and fire crews say there were no reported injuries in the fire.

A neighboring building was also damaged by the fire.

What we don't know:

The cause of the fire is not yet known. The investigation into the blaze is underway.

Firefighters say the owners of the building told crews there had been a fire in a dumpster next to the building recently. It's unclear if the fire started in the dumpster this time around.

What's next:

Officials say the Department of Safety and Inspections has scheduled to building to be demolished.

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