Crime & Safety
Morning Fire at East Palo Alto House Under Investigation
The home at Bell Street and Capitol Avenue was under construction.
UPDATED: Dec. 9, 3:15 p.m.
A house undergoing renovation in East Palo Alto was destroyed in a fire this morning, a Menlo Park Fire Protection District inspector said.
The two-alarm fire was reported around 6:15 a.m. in the 600 block of Bell Street, at the corner of Capitol Avenue, senior fire inspector Jon Johnston said.
The single-story home was being remodeled and was vacant when the fire broke out.
A neighbor walking a dog on the block noticed flames and called for help, Johnston said.
When firefighters arrived, the home was engulfed in flames, Johnston said. Fire crews knocked down the fire around 7 a.m.
The fire spread to a detached garage, and there was minor damage to a neighboring home, he said.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
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Dec. 9, 9:30 a.m.: Firefighters in San Mateo County are currently working on putting out a blaze in East Palo Alto, a dispatcher said.
Crews responded to a report of a fire in the area of Bell Street and Capitol Avenue, according to the dispatcher.
Further details about the blaze were not immediately available.
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