Crime & Safety

1 Injured In Rohnert Park Structure Fire

A person was hospitalized with burn injuries in the fire caused by smoking, according to Rohnert Park DPS. (Breaking)

ROHNERT PARK, CA β€” A person suffered serious burns in a fire in Rohnert Park early Saturday that started when a resident was smoking in a garage and gasoline caught fire, public safety officials said. Public safety officials were called at 12:10 a.m. to a structure fire on San Antonio Drive.

When they arrived they found a fire in the garage and smoke filling the home.

Crews kept the fire to the garage but not before it caused about $25,000 of damage and serious burns to a person's legs.

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The injured person was taken to a hospital. Another resident was taken to a hospital by her husband.

In all, four people were displaced.

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By Bay City News Service

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