Several Businesses Destroyed after Fire Rips through Strip Mall

SAN DIEGO - At least four businesses, including a barber shop, have been destroyed after a fire ripped through a strip mall in the Webster Community.

Crews from San Diego Fire-Rescue responded to the three-alarm fire just after 4:00 a.m. Wednesday on Euclid Avenue near Elm and 54th Streets. The fire may have started in a dumpster behind the stores and quickly spread to the roof, with flames shooting upwards of 50 feet into the air.

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El Cajon and National City Fire Departments were also on scene to help put out the flames. So far, no injuries have been reported.

The fire caused portions of Euclid Avenue to be closed while crews worked to put out the flames. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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