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Fire burns G Street bungalow in Modesto again, snarls rush hour traffic

A fire broke out Monday afternoon in a downtown Modesto bungalow that had burned earlier. The response blocked part of G Street as the commute started.

The blaze was reported at about 4:30 p.m. on the 1500 block of the heavily traveled, one-way street. The vacant house had first burned on a date that was not immediately available.

The new fire was quickly contained, Battalion Chief Andrew Hunter of the Modesto Fire Department said at the scene. Police closed G Street between 14th and 16th streets.

No injuries were reported. The cause is under investigation.

This story was originally published June 3, 2019 at 6:05 PM.

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