Early Tuesday morning, Planned Parenthood's El Centro clinic burned down, and officials said they are committed to bringing it back.
"We actually had several out-of-state patients scheduled yesterday and all of them were able to get care elsewhere," Duran said."We’re really happy that was able to happen because obviously it’s really timely for them, and they have to take time off of work, they have to figure out travel, they have to figure out child care — so waiting an extra day sometimes isn’t an option for people.
The clinic first opened in 2015. Like other Planned Parenthood locations, it has been the subject of protests. Duran said they are unsure exactly what caused the fire. A release from the El Centro Fire Department Tuesday said the fire started in a nearby Salvation Army storage yard before moving to the nearby Planned Parenthood building."El Centro Fire Department is investigating the fire and has requested the assistance of the U.S.
Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact the El Centro Fire Department. Duran said the fire lead to destruction of the health center and administrative space, referring to it as a"total loss." Duran said the organization will rebuild in Imperial Valley. "We’re going to be back and we’re going to be here for the community," Duran said."We don’t have a sense of timeline yet — obviously, it could take six months, it could take a year, we’re unsure exactly how long it will take — but we’re committed to rebuilding."
The El Centro clinic also offered services like birth control, cancer screenings and sexually transmitted infection treatment and screenings.
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