A large plume of black smoke could be seen from miles away from a fire in midtown Gainesville on Tuesday.
The fire was at what appeared to be a vacant building at Bradford Street and Industrial Boulevard, according to Keith Smith, spokesman with the Gainesville Fire Department.
Large fire causes midtown building to collapse
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