Crescent City Fire & Rescue were dispatched to a structure fire on Cummins Road in Crescent City just before 4:00 am in the morning Friday, January 10th.
Responding engines arrived to a double-wide modular home with a heavy fire burning inside the residence, and a four-door sedan in the yard that had also already burned but was mostly out.
As Crescent City Fire & Rescue engines, one water tender, and three chief officers units approached the scene flames were visible in the well-involved structure.
The home was reportedly vacant for several years. Due to the heavy amount of fire burning in the vacant residence, firefighters fought the fire from the exterior. Heavy brush to the rear of the residence hindered firefighting efforts by slowing access.
While firefighters were extinguishing the fire, it was found that a portion of the floor just inside the door had burned away. Early in the fire attack, a portion of the roof also collapsed into the home. A nearby home was protected from fire spread. No victims were located in the residence or the burned vehicle.
It was reported that there has been transient activity in and around the residence. The fire cause is suspicious and remains under investigation. There were no injuries reported to bystanders, law enforcement officers, or to the 15 volunteer firefighters who put out the fire.
Pelican Bay State Prison Fire Department sent one engine to the scene, and Fort Dick Volunteer Fire Department responded to cover Washington Fire Station when each was requested mutual aid to assist. Del Norte Sheriff Office, Del Norte Sheriff Dispatch, and Pacific Power & Light also provided assistance on the scene.
