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The Idaho Falls Fire Department responded to a structure fire Tuesday morning on the 500 block of 2nd Street.

The owner of a business called 911 around 3:58 a.m., saying they received a notification of activity from a security system. They told first responders they saw smoke building up on the security cameras inside their business.

Larger commercial structure

Firefighters arrived and could see flames through the business's windows inside a larger commercial structure. Firefighters made entry into the building and found a small fire inside of the business.The fire was quickly extinguished. Crews remained on the scene to vent the building of smoke.

IFFD responded with three engines, a ladder truck, two ambulances and a battalion chief. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Idaho Falls Fire Department Fire Prevention and Investigation Division. An estimated cost of damages is less than $10,000.

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