Fire erupts at 15,000-square-foot commercial building in Banning

BANNING, Calif. (KABC) -- A dramatic fire erupted Thursday morning at a commercial building in Banning, sending a massive column of black smoke into the air and prompting a response from more than 80 firefighters, officials said.

The inferno was reported shortly after 8 a.m. at a 15,000-square-foot structure in the 100 block of Lincoln Street, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
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No injuries were reported.



The Fire Department's hazardous materials team was summoned to the scene, but officials did not immediately confirm what was burning inside the building.
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The cause of the blaze was unknown.