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Third fire at empty residence
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A view from the rear of a single family structure in the 200 block of El Capitan shows the collapsed room and the burned out kitchen and family room. - photo by GLENN KAHL
A fire described as suspicious caused $150,000 in damages to a Manteca home at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night in the 200 block of El Capitan Avenue. The location of the fire was at the corner of Virginia Street just east of the Hafer’s Home Furnishings shopping center that faces onto Yosemite Avenue. Manteca Fire Battalion Chief Kyle Shipherd said the home has been unoccupied for several months.