Fire destroys vacant Pizza Hut in Branson, Mo.

BRANSON, Mo. (KY3) - A fire destroyed a vacant Pizza Hut building Monday morning near the Target off Branson Hills Parkway.

A person going to work called in the fire around 2:15 a.m. The fire chief said strong winds sent embers flying hundreds of feet into the air during the blaze. No other buildings were damaged.

Electricity was active in the vacant building at the time of the fire. The fire marshal will investigate the cause.

No one was hurt.

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