Eight departments fight fire at Alorton building

Firefighters from several area departments battled an early-morning blaze Friday in Alorton.

The fire was reported at 3:30 a.m. in a mostly vacant brick warehouse building near the village’s border with Centreville. It was occupied only by a fruit stand, according to fire department reports.

At least eight area fire departments responded to fight the fire.

The building appeared to be a total loss with its roof and parts of walls collapsing.

There was no word early Friday about the cause of the fire.

This story was originally published October 30, 2015 at 7:10 AM with the headline "Eight departments fight fire at Alorton building."