SECOND SUSPICIOUS FIRE IN TWO WEEKS AT TWENTYNINE PALMS PROPERTY

A Twentynine Palms property that had an arson fire two weeks ago had another suspicious fire early this morning. According to County Fire Battalion Chief Scott Tuttle, firefighters from Twentynine Palms, assisted by Wonder Valley and the Combat Center, were called to the 6400 block of Yucca Avenue at 2:25 a.m. Wednesday morning. Tuttle said the unoccupied building was fully involved with flames when firefighters arrived; the structure is a total loss. On May 24, a duplex on the property caught fire about 8:30 p.m. Witnesses reported hearing explosions before the fire, and a Hispanic woman was seen leaving shortly before the fire was reported. An arson investigator from the County Fire Department has been called in to investigate. Anyone with information should call 909-386-8400.