Cowboy Junkies show canceled mid-show after fire breaks out nearby

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Patrons are evacuated from the Fonda Theatre after a fire nearby (Photo by Jay Senese)

Cowboy Junkies’ concert on Sunday night at the Fonda Theatre was canceled at intermission after a fire broke out at the nearby Hollywood Hemp Museum.

The hemp facility, located at 6140 Hollywood Blvd., is separated from the Fonda by only a small parking lot. Patrons at the Fonda were evacuated after the band’s first set. It was unclear whether the show would be rescheduled, but it was the latest in a line of bad luck for the veteran Canadian alt-folk band. Singer Margo Timmins had been battling a bad cold on recent tour dates.

No injuries were reported.

NBC reported that the fire was knocked down just after 9 p.m.