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Members of Regina Fire and Protective Services spent around 16 hours battling a stubborn blaze at a downtown municipal heritage property.

For most of Wednesday, northbound traffic on the 1800 block of Broad St. was still shut down and fire crews were still pouring water onto the roof of the building. The fire was under control, but crews were still working to put out some small hot spots.

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The second floor of the building was demolished late Wednesday afternoon. A fence was to be erected around the premises.

Deputy Chief Dave Kinvig said the roof collapsed in on the building. Firefighters did not enter because of safety concerns over the structure, and the possibility of walls collapsing. Even when the investigation into the fire begins, Kinvig said it will have to be done from the exterior of the building.

The streets of Regina were mostly deserted on a bitterly cold Tuesday night, with the exception of a blocked-off stretch of Broad Street. After midnight, Kinvig expected crews to still be containing a fire at the Travellers Building on the 1800 block of Broad street well into Wednesday morning.