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.

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,

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