San Diego
A fire broke out in a vacant store Wednesday morning in Kearny Mesa, causing about $300,000 in damage, authorities said.
The blaze, in the 7300 block of Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, was reported by a security guard just after 5 a.m., a fire spokesman said.
When firefighters arrived, they found smoke and flames coming from the vacant retail space in Independence Square.
The fire spread through an attic and caused minor damage to the attics of two adjacent businesses, the spokesman said. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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