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(Calexico Fire)….It was called in at 8:45 Saturday night at the Santo Tomas Swap Meet.

Several Fire Departments responded to the 4-alarm fire, including departments from Centenela State Prison, El Centro, Holtville, Naval Air Facility and Brawley. 18 engines and crews are being credited with saving several vendor booths, but they could not save up to 40 of the vendor booths. Several others were damaged by smoke and water. The good news is that no injuries were reported. The fire burned into the night, with crews mopping up hot spots Sunday morning. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Monetary losses have not been released.