Fire Breaks Out At Oceanside Industrial Laundry Facility

OCEANSIDE, CA — A fire broke out early Friday at an industrial linen supply and laundry facility in Oceanside, damaging equipment and laundry materials but causing no injuries, authorities said.

Crews responded to a fire alarm around 12:34 a.m. at 2727 Industry St. Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the rear of the building, according to the Oceanside Fire Department.

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Crews located the fire in the back of the facility, where an automatic sprinkler system helped prevent it from spreading. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in about 40 minutes.

Authorities said the building had been evacuated and no one was inside. No injuries were reported.

The fire caused minimal structural damage, with most of the damage limited to laundry materials and equipment.

A total of 47 firefighters responded, including crews from Carlsbad and Vista.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.