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SLO residents displaced after fire whips through home

A fire whipped through a home on Buchon Street in San Luis Obispo on Friday afternoon, displacing the house’s residents.

Firefighters responded to reports of a fire in a residential building in the 1100 block of Buchon Street around 3:11 p.m., according to emergency services app PulsePoint.

The San Luis Obispo City Fire Department first received a report of smoke and fire on the porch of a home and dispatched an engine to the scene, the department tweeted.

The exterior porch fire then extended into the attic of the one-story single family residence, the fire department said

A primary search of the home found no victims inside.

A structure fire was reported on Buchon Street in San Luis Obispo on March 31, 2023.
A structure fire was reported on Buchon Street in San Luis Obispo on March 31, 2023. Laura Dickinson The Tribune

By 3:52 p.m., the blaze was knocked down, the fire department said on Twitter, and no injuries were reported.

The home will be uninhabitable, the fire department said, and crews were working with the Red Cross to assist any displaced residents.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

A structure fire was reported on Buchon Street in San Luis Obispo on March 31, 2023.
A structure fire was reported on Buchon Street in San Luis Obispo on March 31, 2023. Laura Dickinson The Tribune
A structure fire, reportedly that started on the porch started at 1132 Buchon Street in San Luis Obispo, March 31, 2023.
A structure fire, reportedly that started on the porch started at 1132 Buchon Street in San Luis Obispo, March 31, 2023. Laura Dickinson The Tribune
A structure fire reportedly started on the porch at a residence on the 1100 block of Buchon Street in San Luis Obispo, March 31, 2023.
A structure fire reportedly started on the porch at a residence on the 1100 block of Buchon Street in San Luis Obispo, March 31, 2023. Laura Dickinson The Tribune

This story was originally published March 31, 2023 at 4:26 PM.

Joan Lynch
The Tribune
Joan Lynch is a housing reporter at the San Luis Obispo Tribune. Originally from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Joan studied journalism and telecommunications at Ball State University, graduating in 2022.
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