UPDATE: The fire has been confirmed to be located at the Arkansas Pregnancy Resource Center (APRC) at 3 Office Park Drive.
According to the Little Rock Fire Department (LRFD), they received multiple calls to 3 Office Park Drive at 6:52 p.m. on May 20. The building housed APRC, Dale Carnegie Training and a pulmonary medical lab.
The Little Rock Fire Department (LRFD) dispatched approximately 30 firefighters to the scene; they were greeted with heavy smoke filling the air and fire crackling on the roof of the building.
Firefighters chose to use a defensive strategy that employed ladder trucks. The fire was contained but the structure will be a total loss. No adjacent structures were impacted.
The LRFD says the cause of the fire is under investigation. Eye witnesses are being interviewed.
No injuries have been reported.
ORIGINAL: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - A large fire has been spotted near Shackleford Drive.
It has not been confirmed as to where the large, billowing smoke cloud is originating but spectators believe it could be centering on The Butcher Shop Steakhouse or the Arkansas Pregnancy Resource Center.
THV11 called The Butcher Shop Steakhouse. Staff confirmed their building was not on fire and they are open for business.
We will update this story as more information becomes available.
Saw smoke billowing in the sky and then found a massive fire by the Butcher Shop Restaurant in Little Rock. THV11 is working to get new details. Fire crews still out along with ambulances.