Blaze Snuffed out By Yuba City Firefighters

A Yuba City home was heavily damaged after a fire broke out inside the residence Thursday afternoon.

The home was being occupied but no one was home and no one was injured at the time of the blaze.

Operations Chief Pete Daley of the Yuba City Fire Department said at least 50 percent of the structure at 706 Main St. had severe heat and smoke damage. The roof and attic were destroyed by flames.

Five Yuba City fire trucks and 17 firefighters responded to the call around 3 p.m. Thursday. Identities of the owner or occupants of the home were not available Thursday afternoon.

Daley said firefighters were still battling the blaze more than an hour after the call went out because of the roof’s wooden shingles.

“They look pretty, but we don’t like them,” he said. “When they catch fire, flames get underneath them and they punk up. It makes it difficult.”

Daley said the property also had a lot of debris inside, which made it difficult to fight the blaze.

Story written by Appeal-Democrat