El Moro Tavern fire

A firefighter with Durango Fire Protection District enters El Moro Tavern on Main Avenue on Wednesday as crews battled a morning fire. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.

Firefighters with Durango Fire Protection District climb onto the roof of El Moro Tavern in the 900 block of Main Avenue on Wednesday to battle a fire in the attic. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.

A Durango Fire Protection District firefighter exits the smoky interior of El Moro Tavern in the 900 block of Main Avenue on Wednesday as crews battle a morning fire. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.

The 900 block of Main Avenue was closed Wednesday morning while Durango Fire Protection District crews worked to douse an attic fire at El Moro Tavern. The fire was quickly brought under control, but smoke ventilation and cleanup took awhile. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Firefighters with Durango Fire Protection District exit El Moro Tavern in the 900 block of Main Avenue on Wednesday. Smoke was reported just after 7 a.m. by a passer-by, and crews discovered a fire in the attic. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.

As smoke pours out the store front, a firefighter with Durango Fire Protection District enters El Moro Tavern on Main Avenue on Wednesday. The fire was contained to the attic, but the smoke alarm triggered sprinklers. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.

Main Avenue was closed Wednesday morning as firefighters with Durango Fire Protection District battled a fire at El Moro Tavern. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.

Firefighters with Durango Fire Protection District climb onto the roof of El Moro Tavern in the 900 block of Main Avenue on Wednesday as crews work to extinguish an attic fire. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.

Firefighters with Durango Fire Protection District climb onto the roof of El Moro Tavern in the 900 block of Main Avenue on Wednesday to battle an attic fire. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.