UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A fire broke out Tuesday morning at a commercial structure in Uniontown.
The fire was reported shortly before 7 a.m. at the former Coral Reef Tropicals store on East Fayette Street, emergency dispatchers said.
PHOTOS: Commercial fire on East Fayette Street in Uniontown
RAW VIDEO: Uniontown business fire
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Photos from the scene show flames and heavy smoke shooting from the building.
The owner of the building told Channel 11 that the store has been there since 1988. He said the store was burglarized on Saturday, and believes the robbers came back and set the fire to get rid of the surveillance video.
Channel 11 News is working to gather more information from Pennsylvania State Police. Stay with Channel 11 NEWS and WPXI.com for continuing coverage as details become available.
Images from the Commercial Structure Fire in Uniontown City courtesy of the Hopwood Volunteer Fire Department. pic.twitter.com/LV3oGzAhoN
— Fayette Fire (@fayette_fire) July 18, 2017
Stay with Channel 11 News and WPXI.com for updates.
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