Firefighters are at the scene of a large fire in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon.
The fire was reported shortly before 3 p.m. at 700 Broadway St. The auto body shop, which was vacant after being abandoned for some time, suffered significant damage.
People in the area said they could see smoke from several miles away.
"When I walked down there, the whole building just looks like it' collapsed, it's going to collapse, it's going to fall in on itself," neighbor John Burke said. "You can see through the windows, you can see through the roof. It's horrible over there, looks bad."
UMass Lowell Transportation Services tweeted that delays should be expected throughout their system as a result of the fire as they navigate around road closures.
No further information was immediately available.
