Firefighters fight a fire at the old Pepperell Mill building Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in Opelika, Ala. Opelika Fire Chief Scot McBurney said the cause of the fire is still under investigation and that the building was abandoned. The Pepperell Mill closed down in 2008. The original building was over 990,000 square feet. The building was currently being Demolished. (AP Photo/Opelika-Auburn News, Albert Cesare)
No injuries were reported in the fire, which destroyed the West Point Stephens Pepperell Mill in Opelika on Tuesday night.
There's no word on the cause.
The mill closed in 2008, and fire officials tell the Opelika-Auburn News it's been under demolition for more than a year.
Fire officials got word of the fire about 7:20 p.m. CDT.
Cathy Rowan and her husband live near the old mill. She and her husband heard an explosion before walking outside to see the building in flames.
An Opelika Fire Department spokesman says it's unclear if the loud noise had anything to do with the fire.
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