Smoke Alarm Saves Fresno Family

A smoke alarm was credited Tuesday night with saving a Fresno family from injury in a fire that burned a house on the 2400 block of South Roughrider Avenue.

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The Fresno Fire Department estimated the damage at $80,000. Firefighters said electrical wiring sparked and set off flames in the attic that spread to the roof.

First-Hand Account:
“E-8 was first in and my crew and I on E-7 were second in. When we arrived we had heavy charged smoke and fire blowing from the windows of the garage. We made entry to perform a primary and interior fire attack. The fire was intense from the garage and self vented through the roof soon after our intitial attack.

I ended up in the attic for the next few minutes. The firewall maintained its integrity and we finally got a good knock down. The first truck company finally opened the garage door and a fan was placed at the door. The garage was heavily packed with stored items. We spent
a good 3-4 hours there performing salvage and overhaul.”

Submitted by J. Tracy Fresno Fire Department