Weekend House Fire Displaces 2 Adults, 2 Dogs

SAN LORENZO, CA – Overloaded extension cords were blamed for a San Lorenzo house fire that broke out over the weekend, displacing two adults and two dogs, according to officials.

The Alameda County Fire Department responded Saturday at 7:56 p.m. to a single-story residence on the 17000 block of Via San Ardo where a fire was underway in the front living room area, the agency said.

Crews quickly extinguished and contained the one-alarm blaze to the living room, but the house sustained heavy smoke damage throughout, officials said.

The residents were not home at the time, and no injuries were reported.

Officials identified the fire's cause as electrical -- "overloaded extension cords."

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--Images courtesy of Alameda County Fire Department