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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Modesto Division Fire Chief Tim Tegan said crews worked through the night to extinguish the fire.
Investigators determined the fire was an act of arson.
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