Fire damaged a Mesa day care this afternoon.
No one was in the building at 810 E Southern Ave., as Shining Star Preschool was closed for the Christmas holiday.
At 2:14 p.m., witnesses reported seeing heavy fire and smoke, Mesa Deputy Fire Chief Mike Dunn said. When the first emergency crews arrived, they saw fire erupting from the building’s east side.
The blaze was knocked down within 20 minutes, Dunn said.
A damage estimate was not immediately available and investigators still are looking into the cause.
