Rural Metro responds to house fire on W. Eighth Street

Dillon Fuhrman

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Rural Metro responded to a house fire Sunday morning.

According to a post on Facebook, it happened before 10:00 a.m. in the area of W. Eighth Street and S. Alicia Avenue.

Upon arrival, Rural Metro said they found an unoccupied single family home 50% engulfed in flames. There was also a fire spreading in the backyard of the home.

Rural Metro said they performed a quick knockdown of both fires, and said crews remained on scene checking for hot spots.

Courtesy: Rural Metro

Courtesy: Rural Metro

While no one was inside the home at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported, Rural Metro said the house was deemed a total loss.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Courtesy: Rural Metro

Courtesy: Rural Metro

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