Indianapolis firefighters are investigating a fire that broke out the afternoon of April 14 at Deluxe Auto Shop, 2301 E. 38th St, Indianapolis, which had recently closed.

Crews were called to the area of 38th Street and Hillside Avenue shortly before 2:30 p.m. to the fire at the former auto body shop. They arrived and found heavy black smoke pouring out of the building.

The shop closed down a few weeks ago and the shop's former employees were cleaning when they noticed the fire. Fire crews said the former paint and auto body shop had just closed on the first of the month.

Lt Larry Tracy, from Indianapolis Fire Department said, "They were cleaning it out. They did have a paint booth inside the building but it was inactive and they were in the process of tearing it out as well."

The fire spread to the roof. Crews had a hard time getting to the flames, but were able to break through a wall and gain access to the roof.

Firefighters were able to get the fire under control. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, however it does not appear to be suspicious at this time.

There were no injuries reported.

ABRA Auto Body & Glass announced the acquisition of all five Hubler Express Collision repair centers in Indianapolis, Indiana and the surrounding area. The new ABRA centers are located in the Indiana cities of Greenwood, Indianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, and Plainfield.

Paul’s Quality Collision in Monroe Charter Township, MI, was recently awarded “Small Business of the Year” by the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce. Owners are Paul and Tammi Van Aken.

The award acknowledges businesses that epitomize entrepreneurship and community service.

The business was founded in 1982 and initially called Paul’s Body Shop and located on W. 7th Street. The shop moved to its present location on S. Telegraph Rd. in 1991. It operated as a franchise called Paul’s CARSTAR Collision from 1992-2006 until the shop left the CARSTAR organization and began operating as Paul’s Quality Collision.

The business prides itself on teamwork and emphasis on quality work and customer service.

Tami serves as office manager and one of their children, Ryan, serves as production manager. The business employs 12 people.

The company's community involvement includes sponsoring area recreation teams and discourages testing and driving by sponsoring programs in schools and distributing t-shirts that say, ‘Plz dnt txt n drive.’

Church Brothers Collision Repair in Indianapolis, IN, held their annual pet food drive to benefit the dogs and cats sheltered by Indianapolis Animal Care & Control. The pet food drive collected over 3,400 pounds of food and topped last year’s results by more than 1,000 pounds.