Crime & Safety
Christmas Day Fire Displaces RivCo Family, Dog
A fire that began on a living room sofa forced a family from their Menifee home on Christmas Day.
MENIFEE, CA ? A Christmas day house fire displaced a family of five and their dog in Menifee, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The fire was reported at 12:39 p.m. Monday in the 29000 block of Maritime Way.
Officials said the flames were contained to a sofa in the single-family residence. However, the two adults and three children were forced to leave the home due to damage, and the American Red Cross was requested to assist them.
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No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire was not immediately available.
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