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MODESTO (CBS13) — A Modesto mini-mall was destroyed in a massive early morning fire.

It happened on Carver Road at about 1 a.m. Saturday. Only the Dollar General store in the mall was saved, four others were complete losses, according to firefighters.

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Swipe through pictures from the fire.

Modesto Division Fire Chief Tim Tegan said crews worked through the night to extinguish the fire.

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Investigators determined the fire was an act of arson.

Police located and arrested the suspect Saturday evening. The identity of the suspect has not yet been released.