Commercial Structure Fire at Vacant Building in Banning

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By City News Service

A fire burned through part of a vacant commercial building in Banning on Sunday, but it was contained within an hour, the Riverside County Fire Department said.

Firefighters reported to the scene at 9:50 a.m. at the 600 block of West Lincoln Street in Banning, Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department said.

The first arriving firefighters reported fire and smoke visible from the second floor of the building, she said.

Twenty-six Riverside County firefighters fought the blaze, with assistance from the Morongo Fire Department.

Banning police closed Lincoln Street between 4th and 8th streets while firefighters worked to control the fire, which caused an estimated $50,000 in damage, mostly to the second floor of the building, fire officials said.

The fire was contained at 10:32 a.m., Hagemann said.