Fresno firefighters battle commercial blaze. They found evidence of a crime

Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday night near downtown Fresno in a commercial building that apparently had been vandalized.

Fresno Fire Battalion Chief Brian Price said a call came from a passerby around 9 p.m. about a structure fire at the Kings Electric Supply Company Inc. (KESCO) building at the corner of East Woodward and South Van Ness avenues.

Price said a quick response helped prevent the overall spread of the fire. When crews arrived there was a moderate amount of dark smoke showing from one of the roll-up doors.

He added that there is evidence that the building had been broken into.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. There was no commercial alarm working and the sprinkler system that connects to the fire department had been vandalized, Price said.

A total of 24 firefighters assisted in knocking down the fire along with the Fresno County, Fresno Police and EMS Personnel.

There was no information on suspects in the vandalism.

No injuries were reported.

This story was originally published May 30, 2019 at 10:36 PM.