Building Partially Collapses In Fire At Portland Auto Shop

PORTLAND, CT — Some Portland residents are being told to shelter in place Saturday after a three-alarm fire caused a partial building collapse at a Portland business, NBC Connecticut reported.

The fire broke out at Bill's Auto Repair & Tire on Saturday afternoon, according to NBC. More than 80 firefighters battled the blaze.

The shelter-in-place order was issued after flames threatened chemicals stored inside the building. It remains in place as crews work to contain the fire, NBC reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.