Long Beach replaces rainbow lifeguard tower destroyed in fire

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Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia and Councilwoman Cindy Allen, flanked by lifeguards Devon Bebee, left, and Jeremy Rocha, celebrate the unveiling of a new rainbow-colored lifeguard tower at Long Beach to replace the one that burned down in March.(Photo: Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

When Long Beach resident Rich Charley heard on the morning of March 23 that the city’s rainbow lifeguard tower had been destroyed in a fire, he decided to see the smoky skeletal remains for himself.

“It hit me personally because I’m…