Drug paraphernalia found near highway fire in Fresno, crews say

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A gathering had to beryllium evacuated aft a vegetation occurrence dispersed on a Fresno road Monday morning.

While the origin of the occurrence was not revealed, Fresno Fire crews judge the occurrence originated successful an country with cause paraphernalia.

Just earlier 11:30 a.m., aggregate 911 calls came successful reporting a occurrence on southbound Highway 41 adjacent Tulare Street. By the clip Fresno Fire had arrived, the occurrence had dispersed on the embankment and up to a adjacent commercialized building.

The gathering was temporarily evacuated, but crews were capable to extinguish the occurrence earlier immoderate harm occurred to the structure.

The origin of the occurrence remains nether investigation, but crews accidental video surveillance revealed that a stateless idiosyncratic was successful the country conscionable moments earlier the occurrence started. Fresno Fire says cause paraphernalia was besides recovered successful the country wherever they judge the occurrence started.