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A fire tore through a Richmond nursery on Saturday evening, destroying the building and sending smoke billowing throughout the area.

The fire broke out at a nursery on Westminster Highway at No. 8 Road.

Crews managed to contain the fire and keep the flames from spreading.

No one was injured.

Firefighters are still trying to determine the cause of the blaze.

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