Crime & Safety
New Year's Fire Displaces 5 People
The residents evacuated to the roof before firefighters arrived.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Five people were displaced but nobody was injured when a residential garage in Mountain View caught fire early on New Year's morning.
Mountain View firefighters responded to the residential fire in the 1400 block of Ernestine Lane at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, the fire department said in a press release.
The occupants had evacuated by the time firefighters arrived.
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Firefighters extinguished the flames and proceeded to cut open the roof and walls of the garage to ensure the fire was completely out.
Damage was estimated at about $250,000.
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The occupants were temporarily displaced because their utilities were shut off during the response. The American Red Cross is assisting them.
The cause is under investigation.
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