Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - As many as six fire companies battled a two-alarm blaze that damaged a vacant building and the San Gabriel Lanes Bowling Alley Saturday.
The fire was reported after 9 a.m. in a vacant building in the 200 block of South San Gabriel Avenue October 6. At least five other fire departments, including Alhambra, Arcadia, San Marino, Pasadena and the Los Angeles County Fire Department, assisted in fighting the flames, according to the San Gabriel Fire Department. Smoke could be seen from responding firefighters at San Gabriel Fire Station 51, 1303 Del Mar Ave., according to San Gabriel Fire Department radio traffic. Firefighters quickly upgraded to a second-alarm response. Flames began extending into the San Gabriel Lanes Bowling Alley. “Despite an aggressive interior fire attack in order to extinguish the blaze at a small scale, the stability of the structure began to compromise and the decision was made to exit the building,” the San Gabriel Fire Department said. “Tactics then transferred to a defensive fire attack, commonly known as “Surround and Drown.’” The cause is under investigation. No injuries were reported. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - A non-injury fire at an apartment complex Friday night yielded the early stages of a marijuana grow operation, a police sergeant said.
San Gabriel Firefighters responded to 324 San Marcos and during the firefight, found evidence of the operation. Officers were requested to respond and investigate, according to Sgt. James Just of the San Gabriel Police Department. “Apparently, the guy had just started to rent the place. It looks like he was trying to set something up there,” Just said. A faulty electrical cord may be to blame, Just said. The fire extinguished itself as firefighters arrived. Very little marijuana was found inside the unit. No arrests have yet been made. The fire was knocked down at 10:25 p.m. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - Firefighters are battling a second-alarm fire in a strip mall.
The fire has caused a collapse of the structure, but the extent is not known. Firefighters responded to the commercial fire at 500 W. Valley Blvd. a 6:18 a.m. Flames can be seen shooting out of the roof of the one-story strip mall. It is unclear if anyone has been injured. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - Commissioned auto body work at a shopping center turned disastrous after a lit torch burned three vehicles Sunday afternoon.
Two men agreed to meet for the transaction. As the work was being done, the mechanic lit a torch, which accidentally lit the vehicle on fire, said Lt. Rene Hernandez of the San Gabriel Police Department. The fire was reported behind the shopping center, 120 E. Valley Blvd, just after 4 p.m. As the fire grew, it damaged two other vehicles. “The main vehicle was basically totaled,” Hernandez said. The damage to the two other vehicles was not immediately known. No injuries were reported. |
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