Three-alarm fire causes millions in damage SOUTH...

Three-alarm fire causes millions in damage

SOUTH SAN FERNANDO DISTRICT -- A fire late last month at the

Automotive Rebuilt building on 202 W. Palm Ave. caused almost $2.5

million in damage to the structure’s exterior and interior, fire

officials said.

The fire, which was reported at 5:39 p.m. Oct. 29, was accidental,

Burbank Fire Marshal Dave Starr said.

“The fire was caused from smoking material -- a discarded

cigarette or something like that,” Starr said.

Some damage was also done to Modern Video, a neighboring business.

The fire caused about $1.1 million in damage to the building and $1.3

million in damage to equipment, officials said. The flames spread

over 12,000 square feet.

The fire was extinguished in about an hour and no one was hurt,

officials said.

Jackson Bell