Transients flee fire at building in Fresno’s Tower District. Investigators found a gun
A two-alarm fire that erupted at Fulton Street and East Belmont Avenue damaged a large commercial structure Tuesday morning.
Battalion Chief Tony Escobedo said a group of transients fled the building carrying their possessions as firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke in the area about 11 a.m.
Left behind was a pump-action shotgun that was turned over to Fresno police. Fire investigator Jay Tracy said the weapon was in one of the offices in the complex.
The cause of the fire and the amount of damage was under investigation.
This story was originally published August 11, 2021 at 12:28 PM.