Birmingham Fire Dept. fights Sunday afternoon blaze near Innovation Depot [PHOTOS]

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Fire at 1307 1st Ave. North in the Birmingham “The Switch District” on January 21, 2024 (Jessica Allen / Bham Now)

The Birmingham Fire Department is fighting a fire this Sunday afternoon in downtown Birmingham at 1307 1st Avenue North.

The blaze is near several prominent sites in Birmingham’s “The Switch District” including EBSCO Capital, Spire Operations, Redemptive Cycle and Innovation Depot.

Bham Now was on the scene. Below are photos taken around 3:15PM.

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Smoke from the fire could be seen from all directions on the sunny, cold Sunday afternoon.

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Fire at The Switch District in Birmingham (Sarah Gronberg / Bham Now)

This is a developing story. Stay tuned for updates

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Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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