Crime & Safety
Garage Fire Causes $150K In Damage To San Diego Home
The fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to the garage and $50,000 to its contents, officials said.
SAN DIEGO, CA – A garage blaze sparked by a candle caused an estimated $150,000 in damage to a Chollas View home Tuesday, but nobody was hurt, authorities said.
Firefighters sent to the 700 block of 47th Street shortly before 8:10 a.m. kept the flames from spreading from the attached garage into the rest of the house, San Diego Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Monica Munoz said.
It took about 25 minutes to extinguish the blaze, which caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to the garage and $50,000 to its contents, Munoz said.
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Officers closed northbound and southbound 47th Street between F and Market streets until around 9:20 a.m., San Diego public-affairs Officer Billy Hernandez said.
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