Around 2100 hours on September 9, 2025, Brighton firefighters were dispatched to Monroe Avenue for the report of a fire. On arrival, companies found smoke showing from numerous areas of a single-story brick commercial structure and declared a working fire. Firefighters made entry and worked to find the fire and quickly knock it down but the heavy fire load had extended into the cockloft and was running the building. Crews would continue to try to get a stop on the flames but were forced to an exterior operation as the flames and high heat started to compromise the structural integrity of the building. A second alarm was called bringing numerous departments to the scene to assist as multiple ladder pipes and large lines worked to knock down the fire and keep it to the…..