. >> desiree german was sound asleep when she woke up startled around 2:30 this morning. >> i heard banging and i looked outside and the cops were just banging on people's doors and telling us to get out. >> german's apartment is right behind the marina market on the corner of doolittle. >> once firefighters got to the scene there was an explosion and the fire quickly grew to 4 alarms. this is an older building with double roofs, so when the fire spread to the attic, the fire chief says they had a challenging time getting the fire out. most of the damage is in the marina market which is where the fire chief believes it started. but thrifty medical supply next to it is heavily damaged. one of the owners says it's been around for 30 years and his family bought it in 2006. >> it's devastating, it definitely is. we just hope everything's -- we heard that everyone was all right so that's the most important thing. >> he jumped out of bed and drove here as soon as he heard about the fire. he had a hard time watching his family business get destroyed by fire. >> red tags are now outside the buildin

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