Crime & Safety
Mare Island Fire Investigated As Suspicious
Fire officials are investigating an early morning 2-alarm fire at an abandoned warehouse on Vallejo's Mare Island as suspicious.
Mare Island FireThis morning Vallejo firefighters responded to a report of explosions heard and flames seen from a building on Mare Island. Firefighters arrived and found flames coming from windows of a large commercial building that was vacant on Mare Island. Firefighters used a deck mounted fire stream to knock the fire down and then stretched hand lines and entered the the building to extinguish and preform search and rescue. A second alarm was called to the scene due to the size of the building. No victims were located within the structure and the fire is currently under investigation.
VALLEJO - Fire officials are investigating an early morning 2-alarm fire at an abandoned warehouse on Vallejo's Mare Island as suspicious.
At 3:47 a.m. Sunday, firefighters responded to a report of a fire at a warehouse near J Street and Azuar Drive, fire spokesman Aaron Klauber said.
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Witnesses told fire officials they heard an explosion in the area, followed by flames and smoke, according to Klauber.
Upon arrival, firefighters observed smoke and flames coming from the first and second stories of the three-story building.
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Firefighters were able to knock down the blaze from the outside and eventually extinguished the fire, Klauber said.
No one was inside the warehouse at the time, however, firefighters found evidence that people may have been living inside the vacant building, according to Klauber.
No injuries were reported and the cause remains under investigation.
-Bay City News, video embed via Vallejo Fire, image via ShutterStock
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