Structure Fire Accidental, Investigators Say

Adapted from an Arcadia Fire Department Press Release.

Investigators with the deemed the cause of a fire that broke out Saturday at a home on Las Tunas Drive accidental in nature.

The fire broke out at 8:50 p.m. in the 200 block of Las Tunas Drive. Engine 105, assisted by Monrovia and Los Angeles County Fire Departments, arrived on scene to find smoke and fire coming from the rear of the single-story family home.

The fire appears to have started in the patio area to the rear of the property and spread to two adjacent residential buildings.

Although the fire was knocked down within minutes of arrival, suppression crews remained on scene for approximately three hours to overhaul the structures and determine fire's cause and origin.

The main structure sustained approximately $80,000 in damage.

Earlier that day, the Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire at a park in the 500 block of Fairview Avenue. Engine 106 arrived on scene and reported a 10 foot by 20-foot section of brush on fire.

Suppression personnel extinguished the flames (which broke out at 4:51 p.m.) within minutes of arrival. That prevented the fire from spreading to the adjacent apartment complex.

The fire appears to have started in the park's barbeque area; burning embers left unattended sparked the flames, fire officials said.

Damage is estimated at $500.