Crime & Safety
Fire Crews Battle 5-Alarm Fire In Downtown Fairfield
A large commercial buildings is fully engulfed in flames, but fire crews have surrounded it and are extinguishing the blaze.
Fire crews are battling what county fire officials called out as a 5-alarm blaze at a building near Fairfield's Civic Center tonight that was first reported around 7:55 p.m.
The fire is at a commercial building in the 700 block of Empire Street, according to an employee at a nearby coffee shop.
The employee said transformers were affected, causing power outages at the Starbucks where she works.
Find out what's happening in Beniciawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Initial reports said there was also a fire on Travis Boulevard, but the report was false.
--- Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
Find out what's happening in Beniciawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Follow Benicia Patch on Twitter: @beniciapatch
Follow Peter Fournier on Twitter: @P_Fournier
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here
