Blaze engulfs Kensington Avenue plaza, prompts 2-alarm response

A two-alarm fire broke out at a plaza on Kensington Avenue in Buffalo, causing several businesses to be displaced and others to suffer heavy smoke and water damage. The fire started at Cleve-Hill Medical Park and quickly spread between the false ceiling and the roof of neighboring office buildings. The roof in that area of the building collapsed, and there is a possibility that the center section of the plaza will need to be demolished and rebuilt. No patients were inside the affected office buildings, but the laundromat in the plaza also suffered heavy smoke and water damage. The total damage is estimated to be around $3 million.