A day after fire gutted a vacant building in downtown Stockton, another blaze broke out in the building next door —and both again raise the issue of whether stronger action is needed to deal with the city’s many empty commercial structures.
Although there was no word yet on the cause of the new fire, Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi said the earlier one appears to have been caused by a person, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
The latest blaze resulted in a massive five-alarm response and was quickly brought under control early Monday. It was contained to an attic in the building adjacent in the 400 block of east Main Street. Just like the blaze that broke out Saturday morning in the adjacent structure, the new fire was also in a vacant building…