Banning Starbucks Fire Forces Temporary Closure: PHOTOS, VIDEO

BANNING, CA – Fire officials were on scene Friday at the Starbucks store on Ramsey Street, after a blaze broke out, the agency reports. According to Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department, the fire was reported at 1:18 p.m.

"The first arriving engine company reported a column of smoke visible from a commercial building," Hagemann reported. "The fire was knocked down shortly after arrival."

Nearly two dozen firefighters responded to the scene, according to fire reports. The building houses both a Starbucks and Verizon store, but only the Starbucks was damaged. Crews were expected to remain on scene for overhaul after the fire was doused.

Battalion Chief Mike Smith told Patch that the cause of the fire is still unknown. The coffee shop was red-tagged and closed for repairs after the incident, but workers were expected to start on those repairs right away.

The Verizon store remained open for business.

Aftermath images by Renee Schiavone, Others courtesy: Edward Espinosa and Melissa Lenahan