Cause of the fire remains under investigation
NEWARK -- A fire ripped through a vacant former nightclub building on Central Avenue in the city late Wednesday.
There were no injuries in the two-alarm blaze, according to Capt. Derek Glenn, spokesman for the Newark Department of Public Safety.
The building, which once housed the Dark Shadows club, sustained major damage and appeared to be partially collapsed. Representatives from the city's emergency management office remained at the scene near South 12th Street Thursday afternoon.
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A liquor store was planned for the former club site before the fire, according to a city notice and a man at the scene who identified himself as the owner.
Investigators were working to determine what sparked the fire, the public safety spokesman said.
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