Businesses work to find new homes after fire destroys Norwich building
While the
The building caught fire at about
The building's roof almost completely collapsed, Milton said. Firefighters worked most of Saturday to fully extinguish several hot spots that the fire left and to help the city fire marshal begin an investigation.
"It took a little longer to get those out, but eventually we got them," Milton said.
Police helped seal the building Sunday, covering the first-floor windows with plywood and locking all the doors.
The building is expected to be demolished by mid-week, Mills said.
"We're trying to find places for several of the businesses," Mills said. "We won't be able to help all of them."
One of the businesses, Access to Health Chiropractic Center, plans to relocate to a building on
The other businesses are
Other city agencies will be involved in processing permits if the owner plans to rebuild the plaza.
The plaza is owned by
Mills has personal experience with recovering from fire damage. NCDC had just opened its Foundry 66 shared workspace complex for start-up businesses at
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