A garage fire started by "electrical arcing or short [circuit]" spread to the rest of the structure and destroyed most of a single-family residence early Thursday morning, Tulare County firefighters reported.
The blaze, located in the 1300 block of North Park Street in Pixley, caused an estimated $240,000 to the home's wood-frame structure and $100,000 to contents inside, firefighters reported.
Hampering firefighters was a garage packed with articles and a fire in the 2,800-square-foot home's attic as well. The attic fire caused the home's roof to collapse.
With the roof down, it was difficult to salvage articles from the inside the house, firefighters reported.
Firefighters were first called to the fire at 1:50 a.m. Thursday, firefighters reported. When they arrived, heavy smoke was showing from the home's exterior, and it was determined that the fire was "centered in the garage."
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