Cause Of Business Fire Suspicious In Nature

The fire started around 10:30 this morning at 901 Dodson Avenue in a building that contains two businesses: the Blue Spot lounge and Mercury Cab. The fire was in the lounge and it gutted that half of the building. No one was injured.

Lt. Henry McElvain with the Fire Investigation Division said the cause of the fire is suspicious in nature and the investigation will be ongoing. The dollar loss was estimated at $50,000.