Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - More than 90 firefighters knocked down a four-alarm fire that destroyed a building under construction Sunday morning.
The roadway continues to be closed between Palm Avenue and Euclid Avenue during the investigation, according to the City of San Gabriel. Firefighters arriving to the scene in the 300 block of West Valley Boulevard just before 3:30 a.m. June 11 reported flames more than 40 feet high and the entire building was engulfed, according to the San Gabriel Fire Department. Two nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution. No one was injured and no nearby structures were damaged, according to the San Gabriel Fire Department. “Currently, power has been restored to affected neighborhoods. There are reports of ash and debris throughout the city. Athens Services has been and will be conducting street sweeping to clear debris off roads,” according to the San Gabriel Fire Department in a written statement. Assisting San Gabriel firefighters were firefighters from Alhambra, Monterey Park, Montebello, San Marino, Arcadia, Pasadena, Glendale and the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Investigators with the Verdugo Arson Task Force are determining the cause. |
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