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7/12/21
Fire damaged a vacant business in downtown Riverside Sunday afternoon.
According to the Riverside Volunteer Fire Department, crews were called to 31 West 1st Street just before 2pm. Arriving firefighters found smoke coming from the first floor of a two-story structure. The flames were contained to the room of origin.
There was smoke damage throughout the first and second floors, but no damage estimate has been made available.
There were no reported injuries.
Riverside firefighters were assisted by crews from Hills, Kalona, and Ainsworth.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.