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Firefighters battle blaze at Cedar Park Cemetery Funeral Home
The Gazette
Apr. 7, 2016 10:57 pm
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department opened First Avenue to traffic once again after initially closing it down to fight a fire at the Cedar Park Cemetery Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids.
Fire units responded to the fire at 4200 First Ave NE before 9 p.m. in the evening, and were still working the scene as of 9:30 p.m. tonight. According to KCRG, the fire involved a storage shed on the premises.
We will have more information on this fire as it becomes available.
Cedar Rapids Fire Department crews work on the scene of a fire at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2016. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Fire Department crews work on the scene of a fire at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2016. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Fire Department crews work on the scene of a fire at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2016. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
First Avenue is blocked to traffic in both directions as Cedar Rapids Fire Department crews work on the scene of a fire at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2016. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)

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