Charles City fire started outside Pizza Ranch, spread into walls

(ABC 6 News) – Charles City Fire Rescue posted Monday night that a fire at Pizza Ranch (1000 Blunt Street) began outside the building and spread into the walls.

“Crews were able to extinguish the flames inside the walls quickly and were able to minimize the damage to the inside of the structure,” the Facebook post read. “We then removed the metal siding and insulation to ensure the fire was extinguished completely. We were on scene for about 1.5 hours before returning to station to retool the trucks.”

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(ABC 6 News) – Multiple trucks of Charles City firefighters responded to a fire at Pizza Ranch (1000 Blunt Street) Monday afternoon.

According to the Charles City fire department, the fire started around 2 p.m. May 6.

The fire started on the exterior of the building, before spreading into the walls. Crews were able to extinguish the fire inside the walls and then worked on minimizing damage to the interior of the restaurant.

According to CCFD, the metal siding and insulation of the building was removed so crews could ensure flames were completely extinguished.

In total, firefighters worked on-scene for about 1.5 hours.

There is no estimate on damages or cause at this time.

ABC 6 News will update this story as more information is available.