Blaze damages downtown Spencer buildings

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a fire Sunday that damaged several businesses and upstairs apartments on Grand Avenue in Spencer.

According to a news release from the Spencer Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to 215 Grand Ave. Apt. #5 at around 12:30 p.m. The occupant called 911 and advised that she had just gotten home and that there was a lot of smoke in the apartment.

On arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the second floor windows on the front and rear of 221 Grand Ave. Firefighters deployed attack lines and entered the second floor of 22...