An autobody shop was destroyed on Thursday during a fire in Stamford where firefighters spent hours battling a blaze that caused a partial roof collapse while crews were inside. The fire was reported shortly before 9 p.

Firefighters put out a stubborn blaze at an auto body shop on St. Marys Street in the Shippan section of the city Thursday night, a deputy chief said. Part of the building’s roof began to collapse while firefighters were inside battling the flames,