PANA, Ill. (WAND) - Crews responded to a large fire in downtown Pana Tuesday morning.Â
Plumes of smoke could be seen across the downtown area Tuesday morning. Three buildings are a complete loss.
The fire broke out in a building on 132 E. 2nd Street. The Pana Fire Department responded at 10 a.m.Â
The building that caught fire is two doors down from the Moose Lodge, the only operating business on the strip. The building was empty and not an active business. All the buildings on that strip were slated to be demolished in the future.Â
The Moose Lodge will have water damage and minimal smoke damage, administrator Brad Downs said. The business had one employee in that building at the time and he was alerted and vacated promptly.Â
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A big, smoky fire brought departments from five counties to downtown Pana Tuesday morning. Leaders there say it was called in at 10 a.m. at 132 East Second Street, but three buildings were burning, and all are a total loss.
All of the buildings were said to be unoccupied.
The state fire marshal’s office is involved in the investigation.