(From the Joplin Fire Department)At 1:12pm Joplin 911 was alerted to a possible structure fire at the Range Line Marketplace on S. Range Line in the El Vallarte restaurant.
On arrival of the first apparatus flames were visible from the roof on the back side of the building.
Occupants of all businesses in the structure were out and safe on arrival. Firefighters were able to control the fire within 30 minutes of arrival.
Fire walls in the structure allowed the fire damage to be limited to the El Vallarte restaurant and only smoke communicated to adjacent suites. Joplin Fire was assisted by JPD, METS Ambulance, and the Joplin Health Department. Firefighters were on scene for 2.5 hours.
The Joplin Fire Marshal ruled the cause of the fire as accidental due to combustible materials stored near a heat source.
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