Crime & Safety
Fire Destroys Home Near Sebastopol, Displaces 3
Firefighters kept the flames that destroyed the residence from burning more than a half-acre of vegetation.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A fire displaced three men from a single-story residence west of Sebastopol in rural Sonoma County on Friday morning, Gold Ridge Fire Protection District Chief Shepley Schroth-Cary said.
A passerby reported the fire in the 11000 block of Bodega Highway between Jonive Road and Silala Lane around 5 a.m., and two-thirds of the residence was burning when firefighters arrived, Schroth-Cary said.
Firefighters kept the flames that destroyed the residence from burning more than a half-acre of vegetation, and the fire was controlled by 9 a.m. No injuries were reported, Schroth-Cary said.
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Firefighters from Cal Fire, Occidental, Sebastopol, Graton also responded, Schroth-Cary said.
#SonomaCounty TPW Update: Bodega Hwy in Sebastopol is closed between Furlong Ave and Jonive Rd due to a structure fire. Detours are in place. Visit https://t.co/gbQMNsLI5b for an up-to-the-minute listing of Road Closures & Delays. Drive safe!
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