Corrections & clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Semone Jeffries' name.

An SUV slammed into a building in a strip mall early Friday morning, causing serious damage to several businesses, including Prince's Hot Chicken Shack.

No one was reportedly injured in the crash, but Semone Jeffries, whose mom has owned Prince’s for 38 years, said the popular Nashville restaurant that draws locals and tourists from afar would be closed "indefinitely."

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Metro Nashville police and fire crews responded at 4:33 a.m. to a report of a structure fire at 123 Ewing Drive in North Nashville, a Metro Nashville dispatcher said.

At the scene, crews found a building on fire in the strip mall and the SUV crashed into a building located next to a nail salon, which also sustained damage due to the fire.

Tyreese Lawless, 39, said he was inside Prince's preparing to open for the day when the vehicle slammed into the business two doors down.

"I heard big bangs, 'Boom-boom, boom-boom!' It was like the police knocking on your door," Lawless said as he stood outside the damaged strip mall on Friday. "I immediately came outside and saw the smoke."

Lawless said he checked to see if anyone was inside the vehicle, but no one was there.

"From the looks of it, I think someone got out and ran away," he said.

It was not immediately known if anyone was injured, but as of Friday afternoon Metro police said they were investigating the incident.

Late Friday morning, Jeffries stood outside the business staring at yellow insulation hanging from its ceiling and pieces of drywall.

Shortly after, fire crews turned off the strip mall's utilities so police could determine what caused the vehicle to slam into the building and who was behind the wheel.

The building, which firefighters said suffered smoke and water damage, will need a new roof.

Jeffries said Prince's fans can visit the restaurant's second location on Nolensville Pike while the Ewing Drive store is closed.

This is a developing story.

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