Home, several vehicles lost in fire near Woodlake

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A location and respective vehicles were destroyed successful a occurrence that ignited conscionable extracurricular of Woodlake precocious Sunday afternoon, the Tulare County Fire Department announced.

Firefighters responded to a location adjacent Avenue 340 and Road 222 astir 4:30 p.m. wherever they accidental a detached store was afloat engulfed successful flames adjacent to a 1,000-square-foot residence.

When units initially arrived, they reported large popping sounds thought to beryllium gunshots. These sounds were aboriginal determined to person travel from aerosol cans successful the garage.

Crews accidental prevailing winds moved the occurrence from the northwest to the northeast portion of the property. In total, the occurrence burned 3.5 acres.

As a result, investigators study the location and its detached store were implicit losses, on with the vehicles successful the garage; an RV trailer and 4 rider vehicles.

Additionally, firefighters accidental respective outhouses were destroyed and a neighboring residence and 4 carports received insignificant damage.

And portion a location was lost, investigators accidental neither of the 2 families successful either residence was displaced; nevertheless Red Cross has been contacted. No injuries were reported and nary of the surrounding livestock were hurt.

Tulare County Fire says astir 10 units responded to the country betwixt h2o tenders and engines— 2 of which were from Orange Cove headed to assistance the Coffee Pot Fire.

The origin of the occurrence is nether probe but investigators bash not judge arson is involved.