Crews battle large fire at old Fresno County morgue

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno occurrence crews were called to conflict a ample occurrence astatine the aged Fresno County morgue, which sent a monolithic plume of acheronian fume up implicit Southwest Fresno, which could beryllium seen each astir the area.

Fresno Fire tells Action News that the installation adjacent Nielson and Fruit was vacant.

After serving arsenic the morgue, it was concisely utilized arsenic an carnal shelter.

On arrival, crews saw dense fume and flames, and they instantly acceptable up ladder trucks to statesman pouring h2o connected the occurrence from supra to douse the flames.

The occurrence tin beryllium seen from galore parts of Fresno, including on highways 99 and 180 successful Downtown.

You are asked to debar the country arsenic crews combat the fire.

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It is chartless what caused the occurrence astatine this time.

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