About 100 firefighters responded to the fire at 12:57 a.m. today in the 500 block of South Rose Street. Firefighters put out the fire in about an hour. There were no injuries. "When firefighters arrived on scene, there was a lot of smoke," said Anaheim Fire Department spokeswoman Maria Sabol. "Flames were about 30 feet up in the air." Fire agencies from Orange, Fullerton, Garden Grove, and Santa Ana assisted in putting out the fire. The two buildings that caught fire were at 558 and 556 South Rose Street. A small warehouse with electrical material inside was also damaged by the fire. Sabol said a produce business sustained around $250,000 in damages. There were 11 produce/ice-cream vehicles inside and six outside.
All together, there was about $1.5 million in damages to the 15,600-square-foot area. Apartment complexes nearby were evacuated as a precautionary measure, Sabol said. Hazmat units also responded because there was a possibility that one of the shops was a metal plating company and authorities were concerned about the presence of hazardous materials, Sabol said. The Hazmat units took air and water samples. All samples came out negative for hazardous materials. Anaheim police and fire are investigating the cause of the fire. "It appears to be accidental," Sabol said.
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