1 person injured after fire burns SLO County structure, Cal Fire says
Update, 7 p.m.: Cal Fire spokesman Adan Orozco said the homeowner was refueling a trimmer inside the garage when gas hit the hot motor.
The resulting flash of flame slightly burned the man’s forehead, Orozco said.
The fire then spread to other flammable material and advanced rapidly through the garage, also burning a vehicle.
The patient was transported to a nearby hospital by a neighbor.
Firefighters were able to provide medical treatment and quickly extinguish the fire, but the contents of the garage were 100% destroyed and the structure is approximately 70% destroyed, Orozco said.
Original story: Cal Fire says one person was injured in a Nipomo structure fire on Friday evening.
The agency tweeted at about 4:20 p.m. that a detached garage at Primavera Lane and Verano Way was fully engulfed in flames.
One person suffered burn injuries and an ambulance was requested. A spokesman for the agency was not immediately available for more information about their injuries.
By 4:50 p.m., the fire had been contained.
This story was originally published January 15, 2021 at 5:59 PM.
