BURLINGTON, N.C. — Fire crews responded to a structure fire Sunday morning at a shopping center on St. Marks Church Road, causing an estimated $700,000 in damage, according to the Burlington Fire Department.
Firefighters were called to the scene at 1145 St. Marks Church Road at 8:31 a.m. and arrived just over three minutes later to find heavy smoke coming from the front of one of the businesses in the shopping center, officials said.
Crews entered multiple units inside the building to confirm no one was inside and began working to locate and extinguish the fire. The fire was brought under control about 45 minutes after it was reported, according to the department…