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The Jasper Fire Department was called to Whataburger on South Wheeler Street late Monday morning when a small fire occurred in the air conditioning system on top of the roof. Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming out of the system and also inside the restaurant, but no flames were visible. A man on the roof opened up the panels on the system and he said that it was the heat strips that were burning. Firefighters used a fan to clear the smoke out of the building as Whataburger employees waited outside.