Fire prompts California dental office to temporarily close

Berkeley, Calif.-based Aloha Pediatric Dentistry will be closed for a few months after a fire caused extensive damage, administrator Mahi Amerino told the Berkeleyside.

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The fire started Oct. 7 in the early evening. Firefighters were at the scene quickly and extinguished the fire within 20 minutes, Berkeleyside reports. An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing. There has also been no official assessment of the damages, according to the report.

Aloha Pediatric Dentistry is diverting patients to other offices. An orthodontist’s office above Aloha Pediatric Dentistry was also damaged.

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