Springfield firefighters are trying to put out a fire in north Springfield.
Police have shut down Kearney between Kansas and Broadway.
The fire chief says the building used to be used for paintball and air soft, but is currently unoccupied.
It’s behind the Hong Kong Inn restaurant and Title Max.
Happening Now: @CityofSgf @SGF_Fire Fighters are on the scene of an unoccupied commercial building fire in the 1400 block of west Kearney. Please give them room to work. pic.twitter.com/TBBti6ukvX
— Chief Pennington (@SGFFireChief) April 21, 2020
Thick black smoke could be seen on traffic cameras before fire crews arrived.
Firefighters have been using aerial tankers to put out the flames.
