East Fork firefighters douse commercial building fire

Firefighters responded to a multiple-alarm fire in a commercial structure just after midnight Sunday.

The first firefighters arrived in the 2500 block of Business Parkway to find heavy smoke pouring from the roof and that the automatic sprinklers were going off.

Battalion Chief Troy Valenzuela said the alarm came in at 12:30 a.m.

“Access to the building was difficult, and as crews entered, they found heavy smoke and heat conditions in a warehouse storage area toward the rear of the building,” Valenzuela said. “The fire was located and brought under control in approximately 90 minutes.”

Crews worked until near dawn to completely extinguish the blaze and overhaul the building contents.

“Second alarm resources were called in for additional manpower and support,” Valenzuela said. “Mutual aid resources from Tahoe Douglas Fire were also utilized.”

The building was unoccupied at the time of the incident and there were no injuries to firefighters. The cause of the fire was accidental.