Fire in Unoccupied Aztec Appliance Building

On 5/4/24 at approximately 11:33 PM, San Diego Police Department responded to calls of a fire at 640 16th in East Village. Upon arrival, they found a fire had been started in the unoccupied Aztec Appliance Store. There have been multiple fires started by transients inside this building in the last few years. There was no one inside by the time entry was made. The firefighters had the fire out quickly and there were no injuries reported. The Metro Arson Strike Team (MAST) will be investigating.