Black smoke billowed over the west side of Brownwood Wednesday morning after fire broke out at Crysler’s Collission Center, at 831 West Commerce.

Brownwood and Early Fire Department units responded to the call around 9:00 am.   Upon their arrival, smoke was billowing from the doors and windows of the building, which led to the fire departments and Brownwood Police Department and Brown County Sheriff’s Department shutting down the road and diverting traffic. As of 9:50 a.m., the road was still closed.

Firefighters had the fire under control by 9:45 a.m. and an investigation of the cause, and assessment of damage, was about to begin.

(photo courtesy of Derrick Stuckly of Brownwoodnews.com)