CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A Thursday afternoon fire destroyed a Spring Valley residence, but no one was hurt.
The fire at 3755 Spring Valley Road was dispatched at around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, according to radio reports.
Firefighters arriving at the fire found that there was no one in the home, with the blaze at that point active at the back of the structure, reports from the scene indicated.
Northshore Fire Chief Jay Beristianos said the structure was a mobile home with a roof built over the top of it.
“That's what made it so difficult,” said Beristianos, explaining that the fire went through the mobile home's original metal roofing and was under the additional roof.
A deputy at the scene reported hearing an explosion in the structure, but Beristianos said nothing of significance was found, and such explosions are common in residential structure fires.
Firefighters quickly gained ground on the fire. “We had a pretty good handle on it. It wasn't going anywhere,” said Beristianos.
He said the fire took about an hour to get under control.
The structure was a total loss, said Beristianos, adding that firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to a nearby travel trailer.
Beristianos said Northshore Fire had two engines, the support team and a total of about 16 firefighters and support crew, with two engines and a battalion chief from Cal Fire and an engine from Lake County Fire.
He said crews cleared the scene at around 7 p.m.
The fire's cause is under investigation. “It appears to be accidental, though,” Beristianos said.
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Thursday fire destroys Spring Valley home
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