Electrical Cord Caused Backyard Fire At Palo Alto Home: Official

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA -- Fire investigators believe a one-alarm blaze that broke out Tuesday morning in Palo Alto's Ventura neighborhood started with a pinched electrical cord, fire officials said.

The cord was leading from a home in the 400 block of Fernando Avenue, near Boulware Park and Matadero Creek off of El Camino Real, to a shed in the backyard, where it was pinched, Palo Alto Deputy Fire Chief
Catherine Capriles said.

The shed contained spray cans and a gallon of gasoline, causing the fire to spread to a tree and a fence nearby.

• Palo Alto Fire Crews Respond To Backyard Fire

No homes were damaged and no injuries were reported.

The fire, which sparked around 11:40 a.m., was under control by noon, Capriles said.

By Bay City News Service

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