Los Angeles: Arson Suspected After Commercial Building Burns

07.14.2020 | 3:56 AM | LOS ANGELES – Arson is suspected after a commercial building caught fire, early Tuesday morning.

Authorities responded to reports of a fire burning in the 800 block of West Chavez Avenue in downtown around 3:56 AM.

Units arriving on scene located a single story commercial building with fire showing.

Crews battled the fire for nearly 30 minutes before extinguishing the bulk of the flames.

A witness reported seeing a suspicious man loitering near the building just before the fire and arson investigators are responding to the scene.

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