Fresno Fire Department responds quickly to vacant building fire

A fire that broke out in a vacant commercial building in southwest Fresno Tuesday evening caused $10,000 worth of damage.

Fresno Fire Department Battalion Chief Randy Reitz said firefighters were able to get to the building on A and Fresno streets within a minute after being dispatched because of fire department trainings that were going on nearby.

Reitz said the fire started on a loft on the second floor just after 5 p.m. and firefighters were able to put the flames out before they spread to the outer part of the building.

There have been break-ins before and homeless people staying in the building, said Reitz, but it is not known who started the fire.

This story was originally published October 25, 2016 at 6:41 PM with the headline "Fresno Fire Department responds quickly to vacant building fire."