{"id":71577,"date":"2025-11-27T02:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T02:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/71577\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T02:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T02:28:09","slug":"fire-at-former-fresno-restaurant-highlights-the-dangers-of-vacant-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/71577\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire at former Fresno restaurant highlights the dangers of vacant buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FRESNO, Calif (FOX26)  \u2014 Vacant buildings may seem harmless, but officials warn they can pose serious dangers for both the public and firefighters.<\/p>\n<p>This is after the former Jebs Blueberry Hill Restaurant on Blackstone Avenue in Fresno was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning. <\/p>\n<p>A 2018 report from the National Fire Protection Association ( NFPA),  shows that fires in vacant buildings accounted for just 6% of structure fires between 2011 and 2015, but caused 13% of firefighter injuries.<\/p>\n<p>[RELATED] <a href=\"https:\/\/kmph.com\/news\/local\/former-jebs-blueberry-hill-restaurant-destroyed-by-fire-in-fresno-firefighters-3851-north-blackstone-avenue-roof-collapsed-good-guys-tire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Former restaurant destroyed by fire in Fresno<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fire safety guidelines recommends keeping vacant buildings clear of combustible materials, securing doors and windows and maintaining fire protection systems like sprinklers and alarms. <\/p>\n<p>Local authorities say inspections and code enforcement are key to keeping both the public and first responders safe.<\/p>\n<p>NFPA also emphasizes a coordinated approach to safety, called the Fire and Life Safety Ecosystem. <\/p>\n<p>It includes training firefighters to understand potential hazards, educating the public and ensuring local governments prioritize safety.<\/p>\n<p>Officials encourage residents to report unsafe vacant buildings to local authorities and remind property owners to follow fire safety regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRESNO, Calif (FOX26) \u2014 Vacant buildings may seem harmless, but officials warn they can pose serious dangers for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71578,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-71577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}