A fire at a residence in the 6700 block of Manzanita Avenue in Twentynine Palms burned an attached garage and displaced a family of four.
According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department on Wednesday (June 4) two teenagers were at their home when they reported hearing a loud “pop” or “explosive sound” in an adjacent garage and discovered the structure was on fire.
When firefighters arrived they found the fire had extended from the attached garage into the home, but a quick response by both San Bernardino County Fire and an engine from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center kept the flames contained mostly to the attached garage. Firefighters ran hose from a nearby hydrant and knocked down the blaze with no reported injuries to the residents or responding firefighters.
San Bernardino County Fire says that the initial report was that the loud “pop” sound came from an air conditioner in the garage area, but the cause of the fire is still under active investigation. Because of the fire’s spread into the adjacent home, the family of four that lived in the residence were displaced but San Bernardino County Fire says that the residents will be staying with family locally.
