Fire leveled a highly visible minimart at Geer Road and East Whitmore Avenue just east of Hughson late Thursday.
Crews from Hughson, Stanislaus Consolidated, Ceres, Keyes, Mountain View, Turlock Rural and Denair battled the blaze at Mo’s Oasis Market & Deli, said Ceres Fire Battalion Chief Rich Scola. The dispatch call went out just before 11 p.m.
“When crews arrived, there was very heavy fire involvement on the interior of the facility, with flames through the roof, which compromised the roof structure,” so crews attacked the fire from outside the store only, he said.