The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District responded to a fire in an Alamo townhome located at 186 Alamo Square Drive today, July 25, 2010 at approximately 3:00 p.m. Crews from Station 32 in Alamo arrived to find smoke and flames showing from the attic of the home and requested a second alarm. A total of six engines, two trucks, a paramedic ambulance, four chief officers, and a fire investigator were dispatched to the scene. One person was home at the time of the fire and was able to safety exit without assistance.
The home sustained approximately $200,000 in structure damage and $50,000 in content loss. Adjacent attached units at 184 and 188 Alamo Square Drive each sustained approximately $20,000 in structure damage. The fire cause is under investigation.
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District reminds residents to:
- Crawl low under any smoke to your exit - heavy smoke and poisonous gases collect first along the ceiling.
- Close doors behind you as you escape to delay the spread of the fire.
- Stay out once you are safely out. Do not reenter.
- Call 911 from a neighbor's wired phone or a 7-digit emergency number from a cell phone (838-6691 for Fire/Medical emergencies in the San Ramon Valley). 911 will also work from a cell phone but is answered by CHP and must be routed back to the appropriate communications center resulting in delays – so program local emergency numbers into your mobile phone today.
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