Firefighters were called to an electrical fire in Twentynine Palms early this morning. County Fire Battalion Chief Donnie Viloria said firefighters from Twentynine Palms, Joshua Tree, and Yucca Valley were called to the 62800 block of Two Mile Road at 3:15 a.m. for a house fire.
Viloria said the resident woke up to a house filled with smoke, which he said was lucky, as most people don’t wake up to the smell of smoke. Smoke, he said, is filled with toxic and deadly fumes and people frequently die from breathing the smoke. He said there were no reports of smoke alarms in the house. Firefighters used thermal imaging equipment to determine that the electrical fire was in the attic and they were able to put out the fire in the attic before it caused too much damage. There were no injuries.
