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Oxnard Fire Department
Oxnard Fire Department
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More from OxnardMay 1, 2008
0930 hrs
A family of five was displaced after an explosion alerted them to fire burning in the attached garage of their single family residence early Thursday morning.
More than 17 Oxnard Fire Department personnel were met with heavy smoke and flames when they responded to the call in the 1400 block of Magnolia Street just before 7 a.m. In order to attack the fire, firefighters gained access by cutting the garage doors off with rotary saws.
Firefighters were endangered by falling debris and their efforts to get to the seat of the flames were hampered by a garage packed floor to ceiling and used as a storage facility.
Twelve minutes after arriving on scene Oxnard firefighters representing three engines, a truck company, a rescue unit and a Battalion Chief had extinguished the fire and kept it from spreading throughout the entire structure. Even so, three adults and two children were displaced and their home suffered extensive smoke damage.
The American Red Cross was called in to assist the residents. There were no injuries.
Oxnard Fire Department Investigators assessed damage at $75,000 to the structure and an additional $25,000 to the contents.
The cause of the fire is undetermined.
For questions, contact Fire Department Spokeswoman, Deborah Shane at 805-340-7716.
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