A vacant commercial building in northwest Fresno was destroyed by an early morning fire Sunday, July 20, 2025, with firefighters preventing the flames from spreading to nearby homes. (Fresno FD)
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A vacant commercial building was destroyed in an early morning fire Sunday in Fresno, according to the Fresno Fire Department.
Firefighters responded around 3:30 a.m. to multiple 911 calls reporting a structure fire in the 600 block of West Shaw Avenue.
When crews arrived, they found flames burning through the roof of the single-story building.
Due to the intensity of the blaze, firefighters attacked the fire from the outside, using ladder trucks in a defensive strategy.
Crews also worked to protect nearby homes in the Old Fig Garden neighborhood from embers carried by the wind.
A total of 32 firefighters responded to the scene. The fire was contained without spreading to other structures, fire officials said.
The building was declared a total loss and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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