Crews spent about two hours getting the flames under control and another hour putting the fire completely out.

Firefighters put out a stubborn blaze at an auto body shop on St. Marys Street in the Shippan section of the city Thursday night, a deputy chief said. Part of the building’s roof began to collapse while firefighters were inside battling the flames,

A massive fire engulfed an auto body shop in Fairfield County this week, forcing firefighters to battle intense flames for hours before the roof gave way. Firefighters rushed to the shop at the corner of Halloween Blvd and St.