A stubborn two-alarm fire damaged an East El Paso shopping strip Monday, blocked a major street and sent columns of black smoke into the air that could be seen for miles, fire officials said. Nearly 60 firefighters battled the blaze that heavily damaged several businesses at the Trevino Village shopping strip at 1346 Lee Trevino Drive next to Rojas Drive, a fire department spokesman said. An investigation was underway Monday to determine the cause of the fire. There were no reported injuries. Many of the businesses at the center were closed Monday for Memorial Day.
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