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The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire in a two story single family home in San Ramon Tuesday afternoon, no injuries have been reported.
Crews from Station 34 arrived to the home at 19 Spring Garden Court at 2:13 p.m. to discover smoke coming from the attic and roof. Firefighters were able to successfully extinguish the fire in less than 40 minutes.
The residents were not home at the time of the fire; neighbors reported the fire to the 911 dispatch center after hearing smoke alarms and seeing smoke. According to reports, an older woman resident came home while the fire was still being contained and was taken aside by fire crews.
The structure sustained $300,000 in damage and $100,000 in content loss, though the cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
Six engines, two trucks, one breathing support unit, one paramedic ambulance, four chief officers, one safety officer and one fire investigator were dispatched to the scene.
The fire protection district encourages residents to make sure working smoke alarms are on every level of the home. Alarms should be tested once a month and batteries changed with the changing of the clocks twice a year.
