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Fire destroys Nextel tower, threatens Jewel Date Company in Thermal

Published May 3, 2013 1:59 AM

Flames destroyed a Nextel tower today in Thermal andscorched about a quarter acre of a nearby date grove but no injuries werereported, a Riverside County Fire Department official said.

Firefighters were dispatched at 12:17 p.m. to Avenue 60 and HarrisonStreet, where the fire damaged a nearby electrical building, county firespokeswoman Melody Hendrickson said.

Large parking boxesat the Jewel Date Company also caught fire. Firefighters let the pallets burn while they provided protection to a nearby building.

What caused the fire has not been determined.

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