CLOUDCROFT - An early morning fire in Cloudcroft destroyed two downtown buildings and caused smoke damage to several other businesses Monday along Burro Street.
The 100-year-old Pine Stump Mall building on the boardwalk burned to the ground, while the Copper Butterfly building was gutted by the fire and left the building's walls standing without a roof.
The Copper Butterfly was eventually demolished by fire crews.
Cloudcroft Mayor Dave Venable said no one was injured in the fire and the buildings were unoccupied at the time of the blaze, which began around 4 a.m.
So sad. I live RIGHT NEXT to Cloudcroft, in Sunspot. I have a vlog up on my channel where I visit the site after they put out the fire.
itsWetWilly2 1 year ago