EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- An Effingham County business which caters meals to daycares, Head Start programs and Meals on Wheels was "significantly damaged" after it caught fire Sunday evening.

Altamont firefighters responded to Deb's Catering around 11:15 p.m. Fire Chief Jon Becker said the fire started in the eastern part of the building where there is a garage, storage and cooler. The fire crews were able to contain the fire to the east side, but that part of the building was significantly damaged by the flames. The rest of the building sustained significant damage from smoke and water.

No injuries were reported, Becker said.

"Watching the flames take over what we've built through decades of hard work has left us broken," Deb's Catering wrote in a post on Facebook. "We're so gra

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