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Third Building In A Week Catches Fire On Miami Beach

MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) - Two major South Beach roadways were shut down Tuesday night while firefighters battled a massive blaze in an abandoned building.

Fire officials blocked off Collins and Washington around the 2100 block of Washington Avenue.

Miami Fire Rescue assisted Miami Beach Fire Rescue  to contain the flames and heavy smoke that started to affect nearby buildings.

No adjacent structures have been evacuated.

Fire officials say it is too early to determine whether the fire was the result of arson or if it connected to a string of fires to abandoned buildings.

Two other structures on Miami Beach have caught on fire in the past week .

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