Overview
- Fire crews responded to a fast-moving blaze at a commercial structure on the 4600 block of Hampton Street that escalated to a three-alarm incident and required defensive operations from aerial ladders and the ground.
- Firefighters used roughly 10 handlines and ladder pipes to fight the blaze and ultimately kept the fire confined to one commercial site inside Vernon’s industrial district.
- Officials reported no injuries and said at least one building was destroyed while a second nearby building sustained damage during the fire.
- Train tracks behind the property were temporarily closed during firefighting operations, and crews remained on scene late into the evening to extinguish hotspots and secure the area.
- The cause remains unknown and investigators plan to examine the scene once conditions are safe; the property has been reported as Alcon Transport Company but that identification has not been independently confirmed by all officials.