MODESTO, Calif. — Update: 8/31/2020
A commercial structure fire in Modesto became a 5-alarm incident and left two firefighters injured on Sunday.
The fire happened around 1:30 p.m on Bunker Avenue. According to a post from Ceres Fire Department, the fire had moved from crates to a commercial building. On Sunday, a Ceres Fire spokesperson referred to it as a 300 x 400 foot building that was burned to the ground.
Officials said the fire spread to two other buildings, pushing the incident to 5 alarms and bringing fire crews from around Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties to help with the fire and station coverage.
An investigation on the fire is underway as crews overhaul the area.
Two firefighters were injured. One injury was related to heat exhaustion and the other with smoke inhalation.
One of the firefighters was hospitalized and later released within a couple of hours. The other was treated on scene before returning to duty.
Original Story:
Firefighters are battling a three-alarm commercial structure fire in Modesto.
Ceres Fire Department said a 300 x 400 foot commercial building was burned to the ground due to the fire on Bunker Avenue near River Road. Fire crews are doing interior work on two buildings with fire exposure.
A spokesperson for Ceres Fire said 75% of Modesto stations are empty along with 33% of Ceres stations due to the fire.
Ceres Fire said water supply is an issue in fighting the blaze and that all mutual aid in the area is shuttling water to the fire so crews don't run out.
One firefighter was committed to the hospital for heat exhaustion.
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