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HAYWARD—For the Antonio Ancona family, life was ending in Russell City.
They were the last family still living in the old community, which is being razed for an Industrial park. One relative was one of the area's first settlers.
Yesterday they began moving their possessions to a new home in Union City, south of Hayward.
But arsonists, the plague of Russell City during its final years, struck again.
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RUSSELL CITY-An arsonist early this morning managed to reduce the number of rooms in the Russell City Hotel by two after setting a fire under the back stairs.
The Alameda County Fire Patrol put the damage to the structure at $1,000. The fire was started around 3 a.m. this morning and was spotted by a neighbor who called it in.
The hotel at 2247 W. Winton Ave. is occupied by Cicero Smith. There were no injuries.
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RUSSELL CITY — The Alameda County Fire Patrol is getting the idea that either someone doesn't like them or is trying to clear Russell City of all the vacant houses.
The fire patrol answered an other call last night in Russell City and found another vacant house almost completely destroyed by fire before the firefighters arrived.
The firemen have responded to 20 fires in Russell City since the first of the year and five of them have occurred since April 12.
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