7 Displaced by Fremont House Fire Sparked in Electrical Socket

A fire that displaced seven Fremont residents Monday night started in an electrical socket and spread to the home’s second floor, a fire official said today. Fremont firefighters responded to the fire in the 39100 block of Logan Drive at 9:25 p.m., Fire Division Chief Diane Hendry said.

The blaze sparked in a first-floor electrical socket, moved up the wall and extensively burned the older-model home’s second floor and attic, Hendry said. It took firefighters about 35 minutes to control the fire, she said. Hendry estimated the structural damage to the home at $350,000 and said $75,000 worth of possessions were destroyed. Seven residents were left without a place to live.

They had evacuated by the time firefighters arrived and no one was reported injured, she said. The exact cause of the fire remains under investigation.

By Bay City News

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