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Apr 29, 2009 1:53 am US/Pacific

Fire Destroys Commercial Building In Signal Hill

SIGNAL HILL, Calif. (CBS) ― A two-alarm fire destroyed a large two-story commercial building in Signal Hill Tuesday night, authorities said.

The blaze at the Tristar Risk Management facility at 2835 Temple Ave. was reported about 10 p.m.

Firefighters declared a knockdown about 11:20 p.m., Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Mike Brown said.

Fire quickly burned through the 155- by 115-foot structure's roof, causing it to collapse and forcing firefighters to go into defensive mode, battling the blaze from the building's exterior, Brown said.

Brown said the building was a complete loss, but firefighters were able to prevent the flames from spreading to buildings surrounding three sides of
the structure.

There were no injuries, Brown said. Hazmat crews determined that there was no hazardous material burning inside the building, the captain added.

Arson investigators were looking into the cause of the fire.

(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)

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