A quick attack on a garage fire Sunday saved a Yucca Valley home. County Fire Captain Rick Denison said firefighters responded to a residential structure fire in the 58500 block of San Andreas Road in Yucca Valley shortly after 4:00 p.m. Arriving units found heavy smoke and fire showing from a one-car attached garage. Denison said the residents did the right thing by closing the outside and garage doors to keep the fire from spreading and safely got out of the house.
Firefighters began an aggressive fire attack on the garage to prevent the spread of the fire to the single story home. A 2009 VW Jetta inside the garage was completely destroyed in the fire. Denison said preliminary investigation indicates the fire started inside the car, possibly due to a laptop computer that was plugged into an electrical converter that was plugged into the car. Denison said the computer’s lithium ion battery exploded, and warned residents that keeping electronic devices plugged in continuously can generate heat that could cause a fire. Denison estimated the damage at about $25,000; 13 fire personnel, three fire engines, two firefighter paramedic ambulances, and an investigator, were assigned to the incident. No injuries to civilians or firefighters were reported. Courtesy photos can be located at www.sbcfire.org under latest news.
