Massive fire destroys abandoned building in Fresno's Chinatown

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- One idiosyncratic is injured aft a occurrence consumed a decades-old two-story abandoned gathering adjacent the country of Tulare and F streets successful Fresno's Chinatown connected Sunday morning.

According to Fresno Fire Battalion Chief Keola Park, 1 idiosyncratic jumped retired of the second-floor model to flight the fire. They were provided with exigency assistance and taken to the infirmary with a breached leg.

Nearly 50 firefighters were connected the country battling the blaze.

Ladder trucks were positioned astatine the northbound and southbound ends of the gathering to forestall embers from spreading the blaze to different buildings.

The size of the gathering caused the flames to springiness disconnected an utmost magnitude of vigor that could beryllium felt from much than 200 feet away.

Fresno Fire says the gathering had experienced aggregate fires successful the past, making the operation unstable. Portions of the gathering collapsed, and adjacent powerfulness lines were threatened.

PG&E has unopen disconnected powerfulness to respective surrounding buildings and businesses, including Central Fish Market. They are presently moving to reconstruct powerfulness to the area.

The origin of the occurrence is nether investigation.