Early Morning Vallejo House Fire Blamed On Fireworks
VALLEJO (CBS SF) – Fireworks that were improperly extinguished started a one-alarm fire at a residence in Vallejo early Tuesday morning, a Vallejo Fire Department spokesman said.
The fire was reported at 1:15 a.m. in the 100 block of Dieninger Street near Griffin Drive.
The residents used the fireworks Monday night and left improperly extinguished ones still in packaging against an exterior garage wall of the residence, fire Engineer Anthony Shair-Ali said.
Firefighters contained the fire to the garage and prevented damage that could have been $450,000. The loss is estimated at $100,000, Shair-Ali said.
Firefighters had to pull down a ceiling inside the home to make sure flames did not spread, Shair-Ali said.
"The fireworks still must have been warm and were unattended," he said.
Two adults and a child were displaced and the American Red Cross responded to find temporary housing, Shair-Ali said.
Fireworks are illegal in Vallejo and the Fire Department is still compiling information about fireworks-related incidents and nuisance calls, according to Shair-Ali.
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