Fire in Abandoned Richmond Home Caused Estimated $35K in Damages

A one-alarm fire in the detached garage of an abandoned or vacant home in Richmond on Tuesday caused roughly $35,000 in damages, a fire captain said today.

The cause of the blaze is still under investigation, fire Capt. Rico Rincon said. Initially, investigators believed that transients or squatters were living in the garage, but Rincon said fire crews did not find evidence of habitation.

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Firefighters responded at 12:25 a.m. on Tuesday to a report of a fire in the 500 block of Fifth Street. The fire was isolated to the detached garage, but the entire structure sustained severe smoke and fire damage and there was no salvageable property, fire officials said. No injuries were reported.

By Bay City News

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