HEMET, CA — A house fire near the Ramona Bowl in Hemet displaced a family of five overnight, as over 40 firefighters battled the blaze.
Just after 5:30 p.m., emergency responders from Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department arrived in the 27000 block of Ramona Bowl Road in the unincorporated area of Hemet, where the single-family dwelling was burning.
"The first arriving unit reported heavy smoke from the elevated crawl space under the house," a spokesperson for the department shared.
All residents were able to evacuate, and there were no reports of injuries to civilians or firefighters, they said.
A total of 40 firefighters were on hand to battle the blaze.
"The fire spread to the attic by 8:30 p.m., and the roof collapsed," firefighters reported. "Units have gone to a defensive mode from the exterior of the fire."
Firefighters remained at the scene for several hours to perform salvage and overhaul.
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