FIRE THAT DESTROYED TWENTYNINE PALMS HOUSE CALLED “SUSPICIOUS”

A fire that completely destroyed a house in Twentynine Palms early Saturday morning is being called “suspicious” by firefighters. Shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, firefighters from Twentynine Palms, the Combat Center, and the County were called to a fire at an unoccupied home in the 68900 block of Rainier Road. The house was fully engulfed in fames when firefighters arrived, with flames shooting through the roof. Captain Matt Helmkamp of the Twentynine Palms Fire Department said that although firefighters put out the fire fairly quickly, the home was a complete loss. The owners were not at home at the time of the fire. Helmkamp called the cause of the fire “suspicious,” and said the cause is under investigation.