Santa Rosa firefighter injured, two families displaced by residential fire

(BCN) — A Santa Rosa firefighter was hospitalized with minor injuries and two families were displaced when a fire broke out in the 1600 block of Ridley Avenue Saturday afternoon. It was one of two structure fires that firefighters battled that afternoon.

Firefighters were called to the Ridley Avenue residence at about 12:38 p.m., according to Santa Rosa Fire Department Interim Fire Marshal Kemplen Robbins, who said the cause was still being investigated and damage was estimated at about $200,000. The displaced were being assisted by the Red Cross of Northern California.

Firefighters also responded to a fire at a vacant two-story, multi-family residence in the 800 block of Fourth Street in Santa Rosa at about 2 p.m. There were no injuries in that blaze, and a search confirmed nobody was inside at the time, according to a news release from the department.

The cause was also under investigation as of Saturday afternoon, according to Robbins, who estimated damage at about $600,000. The department’s statement said the fire was contained in about 20 minutes and was prevented from spreading to other structures.

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