AFD Responds To Fire Thursday Afternoon

The Amarillo Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire near the intersection of southwest 3rd & Ross Street Thursday afternoon.

Amarillo Fire Units found light smoke coming from a commercial building and once they made entry they found the fire in a back room full of papers and file cabinets.

Firefighters were able to get the fire under control at 3:20pm.

There were no occupants inside at the time of the fire. 

One Firefighter was taken to the hospital for possible heat exhaustion.

The Fire Marshal’s Office is on scene investigating at this time.