India, July 25 -- A two-story commercial structure was destroyed and at least eight businesses were damaged when a fire broke out Friday morning close to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus, according to officials, Fox5 reported.

The smoke seemed to be coming from a location close to the UNLV campus, according to eyewitnesses.

The building in question was a commercial two-story building. Investigators are currently investigating the cause and origin of the fire, but at least eight establishments were impacted and destroyed, according to senior deputy fire chief Thomas Touchstone.

The fire was first reported just after 8 am. Following this, firefighters arrived to discover smoke and a large amount of fire emanating from th...