Fire Scorches Fairbanks Ranch Home

FAIRBANKS RANCH, CA – A fire of unknown origin damaged a home in an upscale North County neighborhood Thursday.

No one was in the two-story house in the 16000 block of Via Lago Azul in Fairbanks Ranch when the blaze erupted shortly before noon, according to the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District.

Firefighters were able to confine the flames to one side of the roughly 15,000-square-foot residence and had them fully under control within about 90 minutes, district spokeswoman Julie Taber said.

Two crew members suffered minor non-burn injuries while extinguishing the blaze and were taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego for precautionary evaluations.

The cause of the fire was under investigation, Taber said.

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