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Palos Verdes fire: Crews extinguish blaze, what happened; first details out
Firefighters battled a house fire in Palos Verdes Estates on Friday morning, managing to douse the flames without it spreading to nearby properties.
A fire broke out in Palos Verdes Estates, a coastal city in the Los Angeles county in California, on Friday. Firefighters were reportedly battling a house fire in the morning.
Pictures from a distance showed thick black smoke rising to the sky. KTLA5 reported flames were seen at a residence near Via Sonoma around 7 am.
Palos Verdes fire: What happened
Los Angeles County Fire Department crews initially responded to a 911 hang-up call, they told KTLA5. The call came from 2425 Via Sonoma and they arrived at around 6:55 am.
This is when they found a fully involved single-story home. They shifted to defensive mode as the blaze spread from the detached garage to the main structure. At present, no injuries have been reported, authorities shared with the publication.
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KTLA reported that the home was a ‘total loss’ and flames were dangerously close to the house next door. Crews have begun to get water on the fire, as per the publication. At one point, sparks and debris reportedly jumped a wall between homes setting off a fire on a stairway of the adjacent property. However, firefighting crews used the neighbor's driveway reportedly, to access the blaze and prevent any further spread.
Crews were reportedly making progress by 7:30 am and white steam and lighter smoke was visible, visuals of which were also shared online. They reportedly doused the remaining hotspots, and given that wind conditions were calm, the embers did not spread to nearby structures.
ABC7 Los Angeles also reported that crews have now extinguished the blaze. The cause of the fire is not known yet and an investigation is underway.
Palos Verdes blaze: Visuals emerge
Visuals of the blaze were shared online.
“Fire in PV right now. Anyone have details? Hope everyone is ok,” a page wrote on Facebook, sharing a visual of smoke seen rising at a distance.
Another person wrote “Rancho Palos verdes home fire news says they are getting it knocked down, smoke on tv is white.”
The smoke could be seen from Miramar Park. A photo was also shared by a person on Facebook, who wrote “Fire in Palos Verdes Estates."
Several people expressed worries. “That's not good. Might be a good time to review evacuation plans,” one person wrote.
