Posted by: Hanna_Alldrin on 07/12/2008 08:13 AM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 07/14/2008 03:54 PM
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FIRE NEWS......Structure Fire Early This Morning at 2622 Meacham Ranch Rd. off Hwy 49 in Angels Camp....UPDATED WITH CAL FIRE REPORT
Angels Camp, CA....Early this morning fire crews were dispatched to a structure fire at 2622 Meacham Ranch Rd. off Hwy 49 in Angels Camp. The first units in scene reported the home to be a 3,000 square foot home with 50% in flames. Units from Cal Fire, Altaville Melones Fire, Angels Camp Fire, San Andreas Fire, Murphys Fire, and Ebbetts Pass Fire were dispatched.......
   
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The home was completely destroyed and burned all the way to the ground. The fire in now under investigation. The home was filled with paint and oil cans causing the fire to spread quickly. The flammable items inside the house made it very difficult for fire crews to save the structure. No people or nearby homes were harmed during the fire.
CAL Fire Report:
July 12, 2008
08-CATCU 006479 CAL FIRE
CDF Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report
3398 MEACHAM RANCH ROAD, ANGLES CAMP, CALAVERAS COUNTY
Time of call
0400 HRS
Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)
STRUCTURE
Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)
CAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDING:
ALTAVILLE: BATTALION CHIEF 4412, ENGINE 4460
MURPHYS: ENGINE 4452
ESPERANZA: ENGINE 4457
SAN ANDREAS: ENGINE 4458, 4461
COPPEROPOLIS: ENGINE 4462
TUOLUMNE COUNTY: FIRE FIGHTER HAND CREW 2
CAL FIRE ACADEMY: PREVENTION 5523
LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:
SAN ANDREAS FIRE: BATTALION CHIEF 162, WATER TENDER 168
JENNY LIND FIRE: CHIEF 110A, 150
ALTAVILLE/MELONES FIRE: CHIEF 220, ENGINE 223, WATER TENDER 224
ANGLES CITY FIRE: ENGINE 211
MURPHYS FIRE: WATER TENDER 241
EBBETTS PASS FIRE: WATER TENDER 431
Injuries
NONE
Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)
ELECTRICAL POWER
Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)
A RESIDENTAL STRUCTURE AND GARAGE WERE BURNED. THE ESTIMATED DOLLAR DAMAGE IS $250,000. THE CONTENTS HAVE BEEN VALUED AT $100,000.
Time to extinguish
INCIDENT CLOSED AT 1745 HRS
Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)
PG&E WAS NOTIFIED
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