City of Madison firefighters were called to an auto and truck repair shop at 2310 Pennsylvania Ave. Saturday afternoon after an employee of a business near the shop reported a fire.
Firefighters saw smoke seeping from eaves and several doors at the side of Bill's Auto and Truck Repair, Fire Department spokesperson Lori Wirth said in a statement.
Wirth said there was thick smoke and flames in a storage area near the shop.
""One firefighter ventilated the roof [and] the crews inside were able to locate the fire and extinguish it within ten minutes of their arrival,"" she said.
Wirth said no one was in the building when the firefighters arrived.
The building has heavy smoke and heat damage, but she said a damage estimate is not available.
According to the fire department, the cause of the fire is under investigation.
