A fire destroyed several buildings this morning in Sarasota County, but the fire department does not report any injuries.
The Herald-Tribune reports 80 firefighters responded to a two-story building near JR’s Old Packinghouse Cafe.
They managed to save the restaurant, but not before the fire caused some damage.
The destroyed buildings include apartments behind the cafe and a warehouse.
Traffic shut down on several streets because of all this. The closures included Palmer Boulevard between Porter and Cattlemen roads.
How the fire started remains a mystery.