Richmond Fire Damages Two Homes, Vehicles; 15 Residents Displaced
RICHMOND (CBS SF) -- A two-alarm fire spread from a backyard living unit to two adjacent homes in Richmond Friday, heavily damaging the structures and displacing 15 residents.
Richmond Fire officials said crews responded to reports of flames and a large smoke plume billowing out of the backyard in a home in the 1800 block of Roosevelt Ave. around 1:45 p.m.
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Another Friday in the books as Richmond firefighters did what we do best, protecting our community. Around 1:45pm yesterday fire crews were sent to the 1800 block of Roosevelt Ave. for a reported fire in the backyard of a home. When E67 arrived at scene they found a large fire involving multiple vehicles, a carport and storage sheds in the backyard of one home and rapidly spreading to the attic spaces of two adjacent homes. A 2nd alarm was requested. As usual our members rose to the occasion and brought the fire under control within 30 minutes. All occupants were able to safely escape without injury. Con Fire E70 and El Cerrito E71 also assisted. Richmond firefighters are proudly working to keep our community safe. ???? @cwwimmer @richmondfirefighterslocal188 #busyweekend #workinghard #quickstop #closecall #firstdue #fire #firefighter #truckwork #richmondstrong #richmondproud #iaff188 #rfdproud
Posted by Richmond Firefighters Local 188 on Saturday, March 12, 2022
Arriving firefighters found a large fire involving multiple vehicles, a carport and storage sheds in the backyard of one home and rapidly spreading to the attic spaces of two adjacent homes.
A second alarm was quickly called in bringing additional resources to battle the blaze. Firefighters were able to prevent the flames from spreading to other homes in the neighborhood.
No injuries were reported.
Three structures — two single-family homes and a backyard accessory dwelling unit -- were heavily damaged displacing 15 residents. The cause of the blaze remain under investigation.