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Crews Extinguish Fire at Turoni's

Evansville firefighters battle a small fire at Turoni's on N. Main St. early Sunday morning
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Evansville firefighters battle a small fire at Turoni's on N. Main St. early Sunday morning

Damage was contained to the upstairs portion of Turoni's on Main St.

Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire at a popular Evansville pizza restaurant. WNIN’s John Gibson reports:

Crews were called to Turoni’s on N. Main St. at about 1:00 A.M. Sunday.

The first arriving crews reported smoke coming from the roof.

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Evansville firefighters on the roof of Turoni's early Sunday morning

EFD Division Chief Mike Larson says firefighters quickly found the origin of the fire and had it under control in just a few minutes.

He says crews remained on scene for more than an hour to remove smoke, and ensure the fire was completely extinguished.

The restaurant was reportedly closed on Sunday.

There was no word on the cause of the fire.

Most of the damage was contained to the upstairs of the historic building.