MANTECA – A fire caused significant damage to a brick building in central Manteca Tuesday afternoon.
The fire was dispatched shortly before 4:00pm to the 100 block of Sycamore Avenue. Arriving firefighters found fire on the second floor of a brick building, which was the old city hall building.
A second alarm was called to bring additional resources to the scene. Fire activity increased and began burning through the roof of the building. The fire was ultimately controlled in about an hour.
Authorities said one person suffered moderate burn injuries and was treated at a local hospital. One firefighter was also taken to a hospital for a minor injury.
Officials do not believe the fire to be suspicious in nature.
