Blaze Next Door To Fire Station Quickly Put Out

MENLO PARK, CA -- Location, location, location pays off when a homeowner lives two doors down from a fire station.

The Menlo Park Fire Protection District proved it when it received a report at 12:22 p.m. Saturday of smoke billowing out of a single-story home on Chilco Street, feet away from Station 77. There, someone had also banged on the door and ran the bell to alert firefighters.

Capt. Jeff Schreiber assembled a crew to knock down the fire at 12:36 p.m.

No one was injured in the fire takedown. The two residents were away at the time of the fire, which likely started in a kitchen area where a microwave, refrigerator and coffee maker were set up.

The American Red Cross was called in to work with the displaced residents.

--Image courtesy of Peter Mootz