Crime & Safety
PHOTOS: Tucson Firefighters Douse West Side Fire
Tucson firefighters got a blaze under control quickly in a west side house fire on Wednesday.
TUCSON, AZ — Tucson firefighters made quick work of a house fire on the west side, according to a release from the Tucson Fire Department.
Firefighters were dispatched at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday to the 1500 block of W. Ontario Street and arrived four minutes later to find smoke and flames coming from the back of the house, where storage sheds were on fire, extending into the house.
Firefighters pulled a hose to the back yard and soaked the surrounding area to slow the growth of the fire. They searched the structure on fire and found nobody. There was no one hurt in the fire.
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A total of 10 units responded, and the fire was under control in under 10 minutes.
Fire investigators are working to find the origin and cause of the fire.
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