Firefighters Knock Down House Fire on Lincolnshire Street

Firefighters have put out an apparent kitchen fire that started Friday afternoon at a home in Rancho Bernardo.

The fire at 18364 Lincolnshire St., first reported at 2:22 p.m. Friday, happened while no one was home except the family’s 2-year-old pitbull, Page, who fled. Neighbors chased the dog through the neighborhood—some while barefoot—and finally caught her. 

Page was not injured in the fire, but did suffer minor injuries to her paws while running, family members said. 

Seven units responded to the blaze from San Diego, Poway and Rancho Santa Fe. The first unit on scene arrived at 2:31 p.m. and the fire was under control by 2:38 p.m., fire officials said.

Investigators were on scene just before 4 p.m. Friday. Fire officials said the fire was started by a microwave oven and estimated the loss at $300,000 for damage to the house and $150,000 for the contents.

Ginger Gaines, who lives in the home with her husband Brian and three others, said the microwave had been acting strangely recently.

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