Structure Fire Destroys Local Business and Home

Signs in front of the destroyed Silverton Square Café. Photo Credit: Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce

Signs in front of the destroyed Silverton Square Café. Photo Credit: Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce

Silverton - San Juan County Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire at Silverton Square Café at 220 East 12th street at 3:30am on Wednesday, October 5th. The fire was fully suppressed by 6:00am the same morning, and all of the building’s tenants were safely evacuated except the owner’s cat, Waffles. “The structure was fully engulfed in flames when we a...

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