Crime & Safety

Candle Blamed For House Fire In Black Mountain Ranch

The non-injury blaze broke out in a bedroom early Thursday, officials said.

The San Diego Fire- Rescue Department extinguished the blaze in about 15 minutes, authorities said.
The San Diego Fire- Rescue Department extinguished the blaze in about 15 minutes, authorities said. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA — A predawn fire sparked by a candle damaged a home in a Black Mountain Ranch-area neighborhood Thursday.

The non-injury blaze broke out in a front bedroom of the house in the 11100 block of Almazon Street about 4:30 a.m., according to the San Diego Fire- Rescue Department.

It took crews about 15 minutes to extinguish the flames, the city agency reported.

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Investigators set the monetary losses at $2,200 to the structure and $1,000 to contents.

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