Fire burns home, other structures at ‘compound’ in Atascadero

An Atascadero home and several outbuildings were damaged Tuesday in an early-morning fire.

Firefighters were called to the property at 7105 Portola Road at 2:54 a.m., Atascadero fire Capt. Bill White said. When the first firefighters arrived, they found the home engulfed in flames.

Several outbuildings on the property — which White described as a compound and included sheds, RVs, campers and a mobile modular home — also caught fire, White said.

No one was injured in the fire. Five people who lived at the property were taken to a hotel by the American Red Cross, White said.

Investigators were still at the property trying to determine the cause of the fire, White said. Access was described as difficult because of the number of items stored in the house and outbuildings.

This story was originally published March 21, 2017 at 9:48 AM with the headline "Fire burns home, other structures at ‘compound’ in Atascadero."