Fire damages Atascadero home; 1 person suffers minor injuries
A fire damaged an Atascadero home and left the occupant with minor injuries on Wednesday afternoon.
The blaze broke out at a house in the 1300 block of El Camino Real at 3:40 p.m., where it caused damage to nearby fences and about one acre of surrounding vegetation, along with structural damage to the home, according to a Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services news release issued Wednesday night.
The fire was “quickly contained” with the response of five agencies, city officials said.
The person who sustained minor injuries didn’t require hospitalization. The American Red Cross is helping the occupant of the damaged home.
Around the time of the fire, a separate incident occurred about three-quarters of a mile from the fire, when a large tree fell on Carrizo Road, taking out several power lines and utilities.
“It was originally thought that the downed tree and power lines caused the fire, but it was later determined that the two incidents were unrelated,” city officials said.
El Camino Real was temporarily closed from Carrizo Road north to Highway 101. And Regio Place, a side street of El Camino Real, was evacuated as well. Both the road closure and evacuation status were lifted Wednesday night.
The causes of the downed tree and the fire are under investigation, the release noted.
The five agencies that responded to the fire were: Atascadero, Templeton, Cal Fire, Atascadero State Hospital and Paso Robles.
This story was originally published July 21, 2021 at 4:54 PM.
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