1 Burned When Converted Barn Catches Fire In Santa Rosa

SANTA ROSA, CA — A woman living in a converted barn in Roseland was injured Thursday night when a fire broke out inside the structure, the Santa Rosa Fire Department said.

Firefighters responded at 9:06 p.m. Thursday to the 1500 block of Dutton Avenue where the fire was burning on the second floor of a barn that had been converted to a granny unit, Battalion Chief Matt Gloeckner said.

"The first fire department unit on scene was quickly notified by a female who was living in the granny unit that she had been burned in the fire and made it out of the residence," Gloeckner said.

Firefighter-paramedics treated the burn victim until an ambulance crew arrived and, with lights and sirens activated, rushed her to a hospital.

Simultaneously, firefighters did an "aggressive interior fire attack" and searched the barn to ensure no residents or pets were trapped, Gloeckner said.

"No other occupants or pets were located inside the dwelling during the search," Gloeckner said. "The fire was contained in approximately 10 minutes."

The fire caused an estimated $20,000 in damage and the barn was deemed uninhabitable.

The cause was under investigation.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.