CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) - The police and fire departments in Cortez are investigating the cause of a fire that gutted three downtown businesses.
The fire began before dawn Sunday and firefighters arrived to find flames leaping 20 feet into the air.
The Cortez Journal (https://bit.ly/1aNXQvL ) reports that a flooring shop and a shoe store were among the three stores destroyed. Around 50 firefighters from Cortez and surrounding communities responded to the blaze.
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Information from: Cortez Journal, https://www.cortezjournal.com/
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