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A Steveston institution went up in flames Friday night, and fire crews say the building is a total loss.
Firefighters arrived at Super Grocer on No. 1 Road in Steveston shortly after 5 p.m. and were met with “heavy smoke” from three sides of the building, according to Asst. Deputy Chief Trevor Northrup of Richmond Fire Rescue.
He said there were no reports of anyone inside the building or any injuries from the blaze, but crews were unable to enter the structure to make sure of that.
Firefighters quickly escalated the call to a second alarm and spent much of the night battling the fire. …
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie was also on scene. He called the situation “a real disaster” for his city.
“It’s been here for many, many decades,” he said. “People have all kinds of stories about it.” …