The abandoned Carl’s Jr. restaurant near the Fresno City College campus was destroyed in a fire Wednesday evening.
Firefighters responded to reports of smoke coming from the former restaurant at the northwest corner of Blackston and McKinley avenues at 6:09 p.m. and the incident escalating to a working fire shortly after crews arrived.
About 13 minutes into the incident, firefighters evacuated all personnel from the building and transitioned to defensive positions…