8 people, including children, displaced after fire destroys northwest Fresno home

8 Displaced After Fire Destroys NW Fresno Home

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Crews are mopping up a fire that destroyed a home in northwest Fresno.  It broke out at about 1 a.m. Thursday at a home in a cul-de-sac on Capitola Avenue near Gates Avenue.  Firefighters arrived to find flames burning the front of the home before spreading into the attic.  Due to a roof collapse, firefighters went into defensive mode and fought it from the outside using a ladder to shoot water down onto the flames.  …

8 people, including children, displaced after fire destroys northwest Fresno home

Crews are mopping up a fire that destroyed a home in Northwest Fresno early Thursday morning.