PHOENIX — Phoenix firefighters battled for hours to contain a first-alarm fire at a strip mall near Central Avenue and Baseline Road Wednesday afternoon.
Firefighters responded to the scene around 12:30 p.m. for a fire at a salon and pawn shop.
Both buildings were cleared and no injuries were reported on scene, according to firefighters.
“We went ahead and made sure that everyone was out of the building and it was safe, no victims were in there. We were also in there attacking the fire,” said Phoenix Fire Captain Sean Dubois.
Patricia Sanchez saw the fire while visiting a family member.
“I was at my cousin’s house over here on 7th Avenue and we were bringing her home from work and we [saw] the flames, and we were like, wow that’s not far from our apartment,” said Sanchez. “It’s sad that a lot of people are going to lose their stuff, hopefully they can get it replaced."
It is currently unknown what started the fire.
