Crews on the scene said this was a small hot spot and was extinguished quickly.
Minor smoke conditions were reported by crews when they first arrived on scene and the situation has been placed under control.
UPDATE @ 7:20 a.m. (Sept. 1)
A Moraine business was destroyed by a fire early Thursday morning.
Fire crews encountered heavy smoke and intense heat when arrived to the scene at Patriot’s Pub & Coffee Shop in the 3000 block of Dryden Road around 4:15 a.m., officials said.
The fire is believed to have been between two roofs on the business — a gravel roof on the bottom and a shingled roof on top — and crews were not able to get to the flames.
Officials said the cause is unknown and the fire may have started in the kitchen. The fire started a couple hours after the business closed for the night.
No one was inside at the time the fire started, and no one was injured.
UPDATE @ 5:38 a.m. (Sept. 1)
When fire crews first arrived on the scene, heavy smoke was reported.
However, an hour later, the fire has erupted into flames and a wall of the structure has collapsed.
Police have blocked northbound lanes of Dryden Road, along with several other surrounding roads for crews to battle the blaze.
INITIAL REPORT
There is a report of a fire at the Patriot’s Pub & Coffee House in Moraine.
The fire was reported around 4:20 a.m. in the 3000 block of Dryden Road.
We have a crew heading to the scene, and will update this story as more information becomes available.
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