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Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
Fire destroys Stanislaus Arts Council building
MODESTO -- Fire investigators are shoveling through the charred remains of 1100 Kansas Ave., trying to determine where the fire that destroyed the building early Thursday started.
No one was injured in the blaze. The 19-year-old office building was home to three businesses, including the Stanislaus County Arts Council.
A 911 caller on a cell phone reported the blaze at 3:50 a.m., said Modesto fire battalion chief Sean Slamon. Firefighters arrived at 3:56 a.m. and found the 5,500 square-foot building engulfed in flame.
Five engines and 22 firefighters ultimately responded to the blaze.
A second smaller building that's part of the same complex was undamaged.
Besides the Art Council, the building housed Nirvana, an addiction treatment business, and Cal Central Catering Trailers, which sells parts for taco trucks.
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