Aug. 2—A car crashed into a downtown business and residential building, triggering an evacuation early Monday morning.
The Madison Fire Department responded to reports of a car that crashed into a building on the corner of Williamson Street and South Baldwin Street at around 4:21 Monday morning, according to a post on the fire department's Facebook page.
Upon arrival, they found a single vehicle with a single occupant who crashed their car into the building, according to the post.
The driver of the car told Madison police officers that he swerved to miss a vehicle that turned in front of him and ended up losing control and hitting the building, according to Madison Police Chief Barnes' blog.
Madison firefighters evacuated the building as a precaution due to structural damage. No injuries were reported, according to the post.
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