A late-night fire damaged the ground-floor café at Phoenix Dream Center near 35th and Grand avenues, causing heavy smoke and water damage and disrupting services. Fire crews responded around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday and quickly extinguished the flames, with no injuries reported as the nonprofit assesses damage and helps affected clients.
What firefighters found
Crews from the Phoenix Fire Department arrived to find smoke pouring from the first floor. A large fire was spreading through the café area before firefighters brought it under control, according to ABC15 Arizona.
Who the Dream Center serves
The Phoenix Dream Center operates residential life-recovery programs, crisis response teams and other services for people dealing with addiction, homelessness and human-trafficking recovery. The organization lists its main campus, program details, bed counts and on-site medical and counseling resources for clients on the Phoenix Dream Center.
Damage, displacement and help on site
Staff told reporters the cafe took the brunt of the damage and that residential areas were not impacted. A community assistance program responded to the scene to support those affected while investigators began looking into the cause of the fire, ABC15 Arizona reported.
What comes next
Investigators are continuing to work to determine what sparked the blaze, and the Dream Center says it is coordinating short-term housing and recovery services for clients while assessments of the damage continue. Contact and donation information for the nonprofit is available on its online contact page, according to the Phoenix Dream Center.
