Several families staying in a beachfront vacation rental house in Oceanside escaped injury when smoke alarms alerted them to a fire in an attached garage, authorities said.
The Oceanside Fire Department responded to a reported residential structure fire at 12:54 a.m. Sunday in the attached garage at 811 Pacific St., according to Battalion Chief Michael Farnham, who said the occupants were alerted by working smoke detectors, allowing everyone to safely evacuate before firefighters arrived.
"Fire crews arrived approximately four minutes later and found smoke coming from a closed garage door," Farnham said.
"Firefighters immediately confirmed that all occupants had safely evacuated the home, deployed hose lines, forced entry into the garage, and quickly extinguished the fire, preventing it from spreading into the living areas of the residence."
No injuries were reported to firefighters or civilians.
Although the fire was contained to the garage, the home sustained significant smoke damage, Farnham said. Utilities to the residence were shut off, resulting in several families who were vacationing at the short-term rental being displaced.
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