Vacant Poor Richard’s restaurant heavily damaged in fire

Update posted Friday, April 17 at 2:30 p.m.

Fire crews remained on scene for an extended period on Friday afternoon after a commercial structure fire caused significant damage to a business on Park Hill Drive.

Public Information Officer Joshua Sheridan with the Gainesville Fire Department said units were dispatched at around 12:26 p.m. to a reported fire at Poor Richard’s.

Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke and visible flames coming from the building and quickly began an aggressive fire attack…

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