UPDATE: 2 Alarm Fire Damages Palo Alto Home

UPDATE: 3:10 pm 12/30/16

Firefighters successfully extinguished a two-alarm fire that spread quickly through a Palo Alto home early the morning of Dec. 30, fire officials said.

At 5:02 a.m. Friday, firefighters responded to a home at 2126 Louis Rd. after receiving a report of a house fire possibly involving a person trapped inside, according the Palo Alto Fire Department.

Upon arrival, firefighters confirmed that the home was on fire.

Crews immediately went into search and rescue mode, trying to find the person who was reportedly inside the home.

Firefighters soon learned that all of the home's occupants were able to safely evacuate and that no one was inside, fire officials said.

Firefighters were eventually able to knock down the fire and prevented it from spreading to other homes.
No injuries were reported, according to fire officials.

Firefighters believe the home's Eichler-style construction, involving an open design and large windows, helped the fire spread faster than normal.

A cause for the blaze remains under investigation, fire officials said.

Bay City News contributed to this report/Images via Palo Alto Fire Department

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE:

PALO ALTO, CA -- Fire Department officials say firefighters have managed to knock down a two-alarm fire at a Palo Alto home.

The officials wrote on Twitter at 5:58 a.m. the morning of Dec. 30 that the fire in a home in the 2100 block of Louis Road has been extinguished.

The fire was reported on Twitter by fire officials at 5:23 a.m.

The cause of the blaze, the amount of damage and if there were any injuries is not yet known, but this story will be updated once more information becomes available.

Bay City News contributed to this report/Image via Shutterstock