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Photos: Aftermath of the Mendota downtown fire one week later

By Scott Anderson
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An aerial view of the buildings on the 700 block of Illinois Avenue on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 downtown Mendota. The fire happened shortly after 9p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. The fire escalated to a four and to a five MABAS alarm and an EMS fourth alarm.

An aerial view of the buildings Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, on the 700 block of Illinois Avenue in downtown Mendota. The fire occurred Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, into Friday morning, escalating to a fourth and fifth Mutual Aid Box Alarm System fire. (Scott Anderson)

Scott Anderson

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