HARRISBURG, Pa. — Update, 9:30 p.m.: According to the City of Harrisburg, there is a full collaboration with city departments to secure the Broad Street Market and reopen affected roads for traffic by dawn.
Update, 6:30 p.m.: It's believed that an electrical malfunction in a ceiling fan sparked the fast-moving fire.
At a news conference, Harrisburg Fire Chief Brian Enterline said investigators determined the fire started with a ceiling fan installed in 2017.
The fire has been ruled accidental.
Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams said “the heart of our community was torn apart” by the fire, but she said it will come back “bigger and better than ever.”
She and other officials credited city firefighters for their quick work that spared the stone building and also thanked numerous fire departments in the region that helped battle the blaze.
Previously: Emergency responders battled a fire at a popular Harrisburg marketplace early Monday morning.
Chief Brian Enterline with the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire says crews responded to the Broad Street Market shortly before 1 a.m. on July 10. The fire was under control by 4:25 a.m.
The fire was focused on the roof of the building, Enterline said. No one was inside at the time of the fire and no one was injured.
A FOX43 crew at the scene reports that Verbeke Street is closed in both directions.
Governor Josh Shapiro and Mayor Wanda R.D. Williams provided an update at a press conference.