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Fire Forces Evacuation of Reseda Supermarket

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A fire of unknown origin sent smoke into the second floor of a Vons supermarket in Reseda on Friday, forcing evacuation of some customers as a precaution, the Los Angeles Fire Department and store employees said.

The fire in the supermarket in the 18100 block of Sherman Way started about 9:15 p.m. and was put out in 20 minutes, Fire Department spokesman Jim Wells said. It was confined to a storage area, and automatic sprinklers helped prevent the fire from spreading, fire officials said.

A store manager who declined to give his name said he believed that the fire was intentionally set. He said he saw a man run out of the store and make a call from a pay phone seconds after the fire started.

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No damage estimate was available.

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