'Suspicious' fire breaks out at former Merced Sun-Star building, officials say

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- An probe is underway aft a occurrence broke retired astatine an bureau gathering successful Merced.

Crews were called retired aft 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to a gathering connected G Street adjacent Olive Avenue.

Officials confirmed it was the erstwhile Merced Sun-Star Building that caught fire.

When crews arrived, they accidental determination were dense flames from the northwest country of the building.

It took astir 4 hours for occurrence crews to get the occurrence nether control.

Officials accidental nary 1 was injured.

Merced City Interim Fire Chief Casey Wilson said the origin of the occurrence is considered suspicious.

The gathering was abandoned and had nary electricity.

Drivers should debar the country arsenic the cleanup continues.

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