A fire at quickly went from a smoky inferno to an all-out blaze Sunday night.

Wyandotte Fire Chief Jeff Carley said the building is a complete loss. The fire raged for hours until only a couple of hot spots were left at about 1 a.m. While some neighboring departments that came in to help were preparing to call it a night, Carley said, some crews would remain till daybreak. No injuries were reported. Emergency responders even rescued a cat that had been stuck for hours inside a loft in an adjacent building.

Emergency crews evacuated residents in nearby buildings. Shane Pett lives in a loft in a nearby building and was allowed back into his place to grab some personal items.

"It does smell like smoke really bad in there," he said. "That's kinda why I don't want to sleep there tonight. ... The power's out, too, and they said it wouldn't be back on till midday tomorrow." Biddle Avenue was closed between Chestnut and Eureka and wasn't expected to reopen anytime soon, Carley said early Monday morning.

While the fire ended up being massive, it started quite innocently. Plumes of smoke filled LTB's at about 7 p.m., forcing about 20 customers to exit the bar.

"It got really smoky and they told us to leave," Angela Fisher of Trenton said. "We didn't see any flames or anything like that, but there was tons of smoke."

An employee told customers that it's believed the fire started in the bar's beer room, near the back of the building. Flames quickly overtook the bar as onlookers gathered outside.