Hearth engulfs storage of Hillcrest house
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Authorities are investigating a fireplace that broke out within the indifferent storage of a house in Hillcrest early Tuesday morning.
In response to San Diego Hearth-Rescue, calls reporting the hearth first got here into dispatchers round 3:22 a.m. within the 3700 block of 4th Avenue.
Upon arrival to the scene, SDFD Battalion Chief Juan Flores stated crews discovered the indifferent storage of a two-story single-family house absolutely engulfed in flames. The hearth had additionally triggered the roof to break down.
Firefighters had been capable of comprise the hearth to the storage, though some close by electrical poles had been impacted. San Diego Fuel & Electrical crews had been referred to as to the scene to judge the tools.
No residents or SDFD personnel had been injured within the incident. In response to Flores, nobody was inside the house when the flames broke out, because it appeared to have been within the midst of some sort of rework.
The reason for the hearth stays underneath investigation right now. The extent of the harm has not been decided.
No further particulars had been instantly accessible.