Crime & Safety
Early-Morning Fire Breaks out at Temecula Home
The residential structure fire was reported at 4:49 a.m. in the 41600 block of Pinon Pine Way in Temecula, and was contained to the attic by about 5:04 a.m.
Residents were evacuated when a fire broke out in the attic of a Temecula home early Thursday, a fire official reported.
The residential structure fire was reported at 4:49 a.m. in the 46100 block of Pinon Pine Way off Wolf Creek Drive South, according to Melody Hendrickson, spokesperson for CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department.
"The Incident Commander reported smoke showing from the exterior of a one single story, single family home with occupants of the residence evacuated," Hendrickson wrote in a report.
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Five engine crews and one truck company with at least 20 firefighters were able to quickly knock down the fire, according to the report.
"Due to aggressive firefighter action, the fire was contained at approximately 5:04 a.m. to the attic of the residence," Hendrickson wrote.
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No one was injured in the blaze.
The residents were not displaced.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation.
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