Flames rip through the building at 106 E. Second St. in downtown Pana Sunday afternoon in this picture from the Pana Fire Department. Tony Reid
PANA â Firefighters dealt with a massive blaze in downtown Pana Sunday, the second time in less than six months theyâve had to fight a major conflagration in old and empty former business buildings.
Pana Fire Chief Rod Bland said there had been someone living in an apartment above the fire location at 106 E. Second St. but, happily, this person wasnât home when the fire broke out.
Bland said he arrived on scene at 1:14 p.m. to find flames roaring out of the upstairs windows of the building that once housed a photography business. It took several hours to put the flames out and deal with the aftermath.