Fresno Fire investigates third fire at Mission Thrift Store

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Fresno Fire Department is investigating a 3rd occurrence that broke retired connected Sunday astatine the Mission Thrift Store.

The 3rd occurrence was reported astir 3 p.m. Sunday. Fire officials accidental erstwhile crews arrived, they recovered a ample heap of merchandise oregon merchandise was connected fire.

Earlier this month, occurrence crews battled 2 fires that started wrong 24 hours astatine the thrift store adjacent Blackstone and Sierra avenues.

The fires, which occurred connected Thursday, July 10, and Friday, July 11, are being investigated arsenic accidental, according to occurrence officials. 

Fresno Mission CEO Matthew Dildine released a connection connected Facebook addressing the caller occurrence and the erstwhile fires.

"While the occurrence is nether investigation, it is my idiosyncratic content that this is not random. This isn’t a stateless idiosyncratic sneaking into our spot astatine night, lighting a fire. These are intentional and targeted acts by idiosyncratic who is an arsonist. This is not a stateless problem. It is simply a transgression problem."

Click here to work Dildine's afloat statement.

Fire officials accidental investigators are moving to find the origin of the fire.