YFD investigates two fires from the weekend
Eduardo Morales
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) is investigating two fires that happened over the weekend.
One of the fires started late Saturday afternoon at La Mirada Apartments near Cibola High School close to Avenue C and 20th Street.
The fire started on the patio of the first floor of the apartment complex.
“Yuma Engine 4 arrived on scene and found a first-story patio apartment that was fully involved. They quickly deployed a bumper line and started an aggressive transitional attack limiting damage to the fire just to the exterior,” said Fire Captain Francisco Leon, Public Information Officer for YFD.
While the patio was damaged, YFD says the interior only suffered water damage.
The sprinkler system inside the building was able to help prevent further damage.
“Sprinkler saves happen a couple of times a year. They do limit the damage of the fire to the confined area, [and] they confine it to the room that the fire started in. It’s very important to keep those sprinkler systems maintained by a professional company,” says Capt. Leon.
Meanwhile, another fire in an alley happened earlier in the day in the area of South First Avenue and East Sixth Street.
YFD says they arrived to see a fence on fire endangering powerlines and spreading to a shed nearby.
“Yuma ladder one pulled some attack lines and started an aggressive fire attack limiting the damage of the flames just to the exterior of the shed and the commercial kitchen, and they were able to extinguish the fence pretty quickly,” Leon said.
No one was hurt in either of the fires.
Both fires are still under investigation, but according to the Yuma Police Department, arson has been ruled out for the apartment fire.