A fire in a former restaurant briefly closed down Business Highway 71 in Maryville Friday morning.

Firefighters responded to a fire at the old Napoli’s building on Maryville’s south end around 9:30 Friday morning.  

The vacant building sets between two hotels and a firewall protected the Comfort Inn adjacent to the restaurant building. The hotel was evacuated as a precaution.

Business US Highway 71 was closed between the US Highway 71 bypass and Route V while firefighters battled the blaze.

There’s no word yet as to what may have caused the fire.  No injuries were reported.