Roads open, cleanup finished at site of downtown fire

CHAMPAIGN —  Neil and Main streets were reopened just after 8:30 p.m. Friday following an early morning fire. No injuries were reported.

Church Street, however, will remain closed between Randolph and Neil streets as a fire crew mans the site overnight.

The Metropolitan Building, located at the southwest corner of Church and Neil streets, was consumed by fire shortly after 5 a.m. Friday and was a total loss. The building, built in the 1870s, was undergoing an extensive renovation.

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