Vista Apartment Fire Displaces Three Residents

VISTA, CA – An accidental fire that started in the master bedroom of a Vista apartment was contained to one unit, according to authorities.

Firefighters were called to the eight-unit apartment complex shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday in the 900 block of Lupine Hills Drive, where they found smoke and flames coming out of an upstairs window, according to Vista Deputy Fire Chief Ned Vander Pol.

It took firefighters from Vista, San Marcos and Carlsbad about 20 minutes to put out the fire and keep it from spreading to other apartments, Vander Pol said.

While the fire was contained to the bedroom, it did cause smoke damage to the rest of the apartment and displaced the three adults living there. They were assisted by the Red Cross in finding somewhere else to stay.

There were no injuries to firefighters or residents, and a damage estimate was not released.

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