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Ten fire departments responded to a structure fire in downtown Grand Junction early Sunday morning.

According Greene County Dispatch, Grand Junction, Jefferson, Rippey, Churdan, Paton, Ogden Scranton, Boxholm, Perry, and Bouton fire departments, along with Greene County Ambulance, Grand Junction Rescue and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office responded to the call at 5:36am Sunday at 301 East Main Street, the former grocery store.

Greene County Sheriff Jack Williams tells Raccoon Valley Radio when they arrived on the scene, the building was fully engulfed in flames. After about two hours, the building had burned to the ground and was a total loss. Williams says no one was hurt in the incident and no one was in the building during the fire. He adds, the cause and origination of the fire are not known at this time.

According to the Greene County Assessor’s real estate website, the property is owned by Michael Halligan. Raccoon Valley Radio will bring you more information as it becomes official.