Crime & Safety
Predawn Blaze Guts East County Commercial Building
A predawn fire gutted a commercial building in a strip mall near Interstate 8 and state Route 67.
EL CAJON, CA — No injuries were reported in a three-alarm fire that damaged several businesses in a strip mall Wednesday in El Cajon.
Crews from the Heartland Fire & Rescue Department responded to the Broadway Plaza Shopping Center where a salon, restaurant and smoke shop were engulfed in flames around 3 a.m.
Authorities told news stations on scene that the fire may have started in the restaurant, however the investigation is ongoing.
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No other information was released.
— City News Service
