3:54 p.m. Tuesday
Roanoke Fire-EMS says 45 members responded to the fire.
It took fire crews about about an hour to get fire under control.
No one was found inside.
Investigators are still working to discover what sparked the fire, and how much damage the fire caused.
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2:26 p.m. Monday
Roanoke City Fire-EMS is working to put out a large fire at the Villa Heights Rec Center off of Melrose Avenue.
Fire-EMS spokeswoman Tiffany Bradbury says firefighters were called around 1:45 p.m. to the fire near the intersection of Forest Park Boulevard and Melrose Ave. (Click here for a map)
When firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from the sides of the rec center.
As of 2:25 p.m., Bradbury says most of the flames are out, and no one is believed to have been inside. Firefighters are taking precautionary measures now, making sure to extinguish all of the fire.
More information as we get it.
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