The thick, acrid smoke that swirled and billowed over parts of Turlock Tuesday came from a fire that burned down one of the city’s longtime eateries. A fire ravaged through the former Almond Tree Restaurant at 2243 Lander Ave. late Tuesday morning, bringing the structure down to a pile of debris and rubble. A man seen near the structure as the fire erupted was initially arrested for an unrelated warrant, according to the Turlock Police Department, but subsequently was charged in connection with the Almond Tree fire.
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