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A residential fire that started in a recycling bin spread to a fence and multiple attached garages late Thursday afternoon, causing $50,000 in estimated damage but no reported injuries, according to the Mountain View Fire Department.
Mountain View dispatchers received a 911 call at 5:44 p.m. reporting a townhouse fire at the 1900 block of Amalfi Way, south of Cuesta Park. Firefighters arrived on the scene four minutes later and saw smoke billowing from several attached garages. Residents in the townhouse complex had gotten out before the firefighters arrived, according to the statement.
Firefighters located the burning fence located between the townhouses and covered parking garages, and found that the blaze had already spread to two of the garages. Firefighters extinguished the flames and performed an extensive overhaul of the affected garages by cutting open the walls, the fire department said.
Residents returned to their homes after the fire was fully extinguished. The fire department determined that the fire started in a recycle bin and then spread to the fence and garages. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and the estimated damage to contents and structures is $50,000, according to the statement.
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