Fire Damages South Bay Duplex

LOS GATOS, CA – Four residents were displaced, including three who suffered fire-related injuries, in a duplex blaze that broke out Wednesday night on the 100 block of Dardanelli Lane in the Town of Los Gatos, according to authorities.

The Santa Clara County Fire Department received a call at 9:13 p.m. reporting the fire, and arriving crews were met by heavy smoke and fire showing from the rear of the duplex, a county fire spokeswoman said.

The fire was found inside one unit of the duplex with multiple rooms involved. Fire investigators believe it started in a makeshift bedroom in the dining room of the unit, fire spokeswoman Luisa Rapport said.

The fire was controlled by 9:42 p.m. There was "extensive" fire damage throughout one unit, while another sustained smoke damage, Rapport said.

Of the injured parties, two suffered moderate injuries and the third was listed as minor, with all three transported to a hospital, according to Rapport.

The American Red Cross housed one person immediately, Rapport said. The remaining three are expected to receive housing services once they are released from the hospital.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the county fire department but is not considered suspicious at this time, Rapport said.

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--Bay City News contributed to this report/Images via Santa Clara County Fire Department