House fire briefly causes road closure near Del Rey

A house fire near Del Rey briefly closed part of Academy Avenue on Sunday afternoon while firefighters worked to contain the fire, said the Fresno County Fire Department.

The fire began at a home near Academy and Lincoln avenues around 3 p.m., and there were no injuries reported.

The cause of the fire and extent of damage was still being assessed, the fire department said.

This story was originally published December 11, 2016 at 5:12 PM with the headline "House fire briefly causes road closure near Del Rey."