Rohnert Park House Fire Causes $75K in Damage

ROHNERT PARK, CA -- A fire at a Rohnert Park home caused an estimated $75,000 in damage to the home, officials with the city's department of public safety said.

Several people called the dispatchers at 6:36 a.m. on Dec. 29 to report the fire in the 500 block of Lorraine Court.

The first public safety officers to arrive saw smoke coming from the garage, eaves and attic vents and flames burning the north side of the house, according to public safety officials.

The residents of the home were awake when the fire started and escaped without injury.

Public safety officers extinguished the fire and kept a majority of the living area from being damaged, public safety officials said.

But the fire damaged the wood siding on the north side of the house, part of the garage and the attic above two bedrooms.

The fire also damaged the home's electrical system, making the home temporarily uninhabitable, according to public safety officials.

Investigators determined that the fire started in a plastic yard waste bin, which was stored against an outside wall on the north side of the house.

Ashes from a fireplace fire were put in the bin three days ago.

Investigators believe the ashes smoldered and caught the contents of the bin and the bin on fire. The fire spread to the home.

No one was injured in the fire, public safety officials said.

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