Gallup firefighters battled a blaze Oct. 18 at FASSCO Auto Repair, 105 Mine Run St.
Fire Deputy Chief Nathan Emerson said the call came in around 3:11 pm and all stations within the city responded, as well as off-duty firefighters.
Emerson explained that there was an explosion at the repair shop, and it took until sometime between 6:30 pm and 7 pm to extinguish all of the hotspots in the area.
He described the roof of the body shop as compromised, and the building itself as "totaled." He also said there were two vehicles parked in the two bays inside the repair shop that may have escaped fire damage.
The nearby Burger King was advised to shut down due to smoke. It has since reopened for business.
Prevention workers went to the scene Oct. 19. At this time there is no estimate of the damage and no cause has been determined for the fire.
