Early-Morning Fire Damages Lafayette Home Thursday

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Firefighters and PG&E workers remain on scene of a pre-dawn house fire that broke out in Lafayette Thursday morning – the latest in a string of fires in the 24/680.

First responders were summoned to a residence in the 3200 block of Withers Ave. shortly before 4 a.m. and were met with fire burning in the attic of the home upon arrival.

Crews were able to gain the upper hand on the blaze by 4:20 a.m.

There were no reports of injuries, but officials expressed concern about about some active power lines in the area.

PG&E workers are still at the scene (5:30 a.m.)

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

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6 Comments

  1. Vicky Pelley on Jun 14, 2018 at 6:08 am

    Another one?

    • NEWS24-680 on Jun 14, 2018 at 6:09 am

      ‘Fraid so, yes.

  2. Bob Mayfield on Jun 14, 2018 at 6:21 am

    Thanks for the alert. Crappy news for someone this morning.

    • NEWS24-680 on Jun 14, 2018 at 6:22 am

      You’re welcome (sorry for the early morning wake-up). And you’re right.

  3. Christinia Zimmerman on Jun 14, 2018 at 11:50 am

    Do you have any updates on the fires earlier this week and their causes?

    • NEWS24-680 on Jun 14, 2018 at 1:09 pm

      All on the site, Christinia!

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