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CARTHAGE, Mo. — Fire gutted a building on the Carthage square on Saturday as fire crews from four departments battled the blaze and managed to keep it from spreading to an adjacent building.
The Sassy Spoon restaurant at 315 Grant St. was described as a total loss as a result of the fire that was reported around 3:15 p.m.
One fireman was taken to Mercy McCune-Brooks Hospital after he was injured when the roof and front of the restaurant building collapsed, according to Carthage police Sgt. Doug Dickey. He described the injuries as “not serious.” The name of the firefighter was not being released on Saturday.
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