TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A weekend fire tore through one of Tucson’s most colorful landmarks, leaving behind charred memories and uncertainty about the future of the Ignite Sign Art Museum .

Tucson Fire Department crews were dispatched to the museum near Olsen Avenue and 13th Street just before 10:45 p.m. Saturday night after flames were reported on the roof of a nearby auto glass shop. Firefighters battled the blaze for more than an hour before declaring it under control around midnight.

Museum co-owner Jude Cook woke up Sunday morning to the devastating news.

“I got a message this morning from a friend that said they were sorry about the fire at Ignite, and I didn’t know anything about it,” Cook said. “Apparently, from somebody we talked to, I think it was noticed at about 10:30 last

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