Crime & Safety

Fire Damages South Bay Home

Four people were displaced when a fire damaged their South Bay home, authorities said.

SAN DIEGO, CA – Four people were displaced when a fire damaged their South Bay home Sunday morning, authorities said.

Dispatchers were alerted at about 9:20 a.m. to a blaze at a house near the intersection of Madden and Donax avenues, according to the San Diego Police Department. The area is just west of Beyer Boulevard.

Firefighters found a small fire in the attic, and were able to get everyone out of the house and extinguish the flames, a San Diego Fire-Rescue Department official said.

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The cause of the fire wasn't immediately known.

The Red Cross was called to assist with finding shelter for the home's occupants, the Fire-Rescue official said.

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