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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Two buildings on the same street in Chinatown were damaged by fire Wednesday, prompting an arson investigation.
The fires erupted around 2 a.m. Wednesday in the 800 and 900 blocks of North Broadway, damaging the Broadway Cuisine building and the nearby Hong Ning grocery store.
Witnesses reported that a person carrying a gas can was seen in the area, prompting a response by police, Los Angeles Police Department Officer David Cuellar told the Los Angeles Times. No suspects were found.
KTLA5 reported from the scene that one of the buildings was vacant but frequently has homeless people in the vicinity.
There were no reports of any injuries in the fires, which were both quickly extinguished.