Saturday evening, May 31, at approximately 10:30 p.m., fire departments from around the parish converged on the Southgate Plaza in Leesville in response to a structure fire.  When the units arrived at the scene, a large storage building at the rear of the plaza was on fire.

The fire was contained and extinguished, but the interior of the building suffered major damage.

The Leesville FD, Sundown FD, New Llano FD, Vernon Sheriff’s Office and Acadian Ambulance were on the scene in response.  The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s office will investigate the cause of the fire.