RIALTO — A fire broke out at a strip mall in the 700 block of Foothill Boulevard on Sunday morning, causing about $1 million dollars in damage, according to Fire Department officials.
The 3:15 a.m. fire burned two buildings and caused smoke and heat damage in two others, said Matt Payne, a department spokesman.
The buildings were unoccupied when the fire broke out and no one was injured.
Engines from Rialto, Colton, San Bernardino and San Bernardino County fire departments responded.
“It was a big fire,” Payne said. “They did a good job.”
One building is considered a complete loss, but the other is salvageable, Payne said.
The two buildings with smoke and heat damage will have to replace a few light fixtures that melted and clean up soot and ash that entered the buildings, Payne said.
The owners of the buildings and property representatives were notified of the damage Sunday morning. Some came by to see the damage to their businesses.
The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Fire investigators were on the scene for much of the day, Payne said.
Written by By Joe Smilor / InsideLocal.com
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