The fire was reported at 2:48 p.m. Thursday. Norwalk police reported that the roof of the Ludlow Shopping Centre had collapsed on the Winfield Street side.
Police were advising drivers to avoid the area of East Avenue at Winfield Street. Winfield Street is closed from East Avenue to Strawberry Hill Avenue.
According to The Hour, the building had been evacuated and firefighters were fighting the blaze from the outside. The Hour reported that the fire was believed to have started in the Speedy Mart.
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