National City: 2nd Fire Within a Week 05142024

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 5-14-24 5:20 am
LOCATION: 1700 Plaza Blvd
AREA/CITY: National City
DETAILS:
For the second time within the last few days, a fire was started at the Stardust Motel. The first first destroyed the Lobby area. This fire was on the opposite side of the lobby.
There was a large response from several fire agencies who were able to stop the fire within 20 minutes. The motel is under renovation at this time. It’s believed that transients set this fire and the other fire. Fire Investigators will be investigating again. Plaza Blvd is closed between Palm Ae and the I-805.

[@fernsone]

Until the city of national city does something about the homeless tweaker problem this will continue to happen.

[@commanderbell1965]

Another Parolee Motel

[@donkeedic9825]

And the homeless strike again!!!!

[@matildebermudez5144]

Just past by for lunch, NCPD and NCFD were still there investigating. There was so much dry brush at the field on the left, that fire could have taken out that whole sidewalk leading up to the gas station..

[@yadadameanie]

Good practice for the firefighters be safe tho

[@chillinwiththerealistmaryb6494]

Looks like someone doesn’t want the Stardust to shine.

[@soupwifey]

In Downtown Dallas. We have a huge homeless population. Dallas got smart. Any construction site is secured with barbed wire fencing and security cameras. 24/7 Sucurity and police officers patrol those areas as well as they patrol my area. There's a big construction site being built across the street from me. I can see it from my apartment windows. Dallas homeless stay under the many overpasses here. Dirt and concrete don't burn.

[@denisellamas2955]

I hope everybody's okay

[@pachuco1815]

the homeless

[@raymond06]

Please save the In-n-Out under construction at all costs!!!

[@mitmitization]

That fire was intense, did the have lithium batteries in there or something….??