Blaze erupts on citys edge

A fire that sent black clouds of smoke over Reedley on Tuesday evening, April 8, burned two sheds on agricultural property near Fisher Avenue, south of Dinuba Avenue.

The fire broke out at about 6:30 p.m.

An investigator for the Fresno County Fire Protection District determined that arson caused the fire, said district spokesman Ryan Michaels.

Damage was set at $50,000, Michaels said.

Alcorn said he then checked around the structures, but no one was there.

Firefighters from the Reedley Fire Department joined units from the Fresno County Fire Protection District in battling the blaze.

The property is just over the city limits and in the county.

Reedley Fire Chief Jerry Isaak, who lives nearby, said the property owner had leased the land and that furniture and clothes were stored in the sheds.

Isaak said he had seen transients around the sheds in the past.

The smaller shed had a wood frame with a tin roof and siding, while the larger shed was metal, Isaak said.

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Blaze erupts on citys edge