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Crews battle massive fire at historic Woodbridge Gallery building in Detroit

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Detroit fire crews are battling a massive fire at a historic building on the city's west side.

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Crews battle large fire on Detroit's west side
Crews battle massive fire at historic building in Woodbridge neighborhood

We're told the fire is at the Woodbridge Gallery on Forest St. just east of Rosa Parks.

Our crews on scene say the fire is shooting embers into the sky and fire crews are also watering down the grass nearby.

The Detroit Fire Batallion Chief said they got called to the commercial fire around 4:15 a.m. on Wednesday.

Firefighters broke windows and cut through doors to get to the fire, but the roof fell in shortly after crews arrived.

Initially, firefighters were inside the building, but they were called back out because it became unsafe. That's when the ladders went up and they started spraying from above.

We also heard several pops, and firefighters say the building had cars stored in the back of it. Those pops most likely came from tires exploding due to the heat.

Neighbors say the building has sat vacant for years.