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Fire tears through Tucson Greyhound Park

Greyhound fire
Posted at 10:09 AM, May 04, 2024
and last updated 2024-05-04 19:32:25-04

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Fire crews are still putting out hot spots after a fire burned through Tucson Greyhound Park early Saturday morning.

The Tucson Fire Department said a call about the fire, at 2601 S. 3rd Ave., came in just before 3:00 a.m.

Watch a video of the flames taken by a KGUN 9 viewer:

Tucson Greyhound Park fire

"Heavy fire conditions compromised the building quickly, and crews moved to a defensive operation," TFD said on social media. "Additional resources were called in, and large master streams were deployed to contain the blaze."

According to the department, a team of 30 firefighters an an engine company, tackled the blaze. It was a team effort from Tucson and South Tucson Fire Departments.

TPD said it took about and hour and a half to contain. No one was injured during the response and no other buildings were affected.

Greyhound fire

The former dog park, which first opened in 1944, closed nearly two years ago.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.