The vacant old YMCA building in Stockton caught fire early Wednesday morning. Stockton Fire says a three-alarm response has been called to the scene near N. Center and Park streets. Firefighters say the building was under various stages of being remodeled.

As firefighters continue to battle back the flames they ask that the public avoid the area for the next several hours.

The vacant former YMCA building caught fire early Wednesday morning in Stockton, officials said. Fire crews were dispatched around 3:50 a.m. to North Center East Park streets. Additional crews were called as the fire threatened the nearby Cesar Chavez Library,

A fire at a former YMCA building in Stockton has been raised to a 3rd alarm, according to the Stockton Fire Department. The vacant building at the intersection of Park and Center Streets is under remodeling and is known to have unauthorized people inside the building.