Fire causes $60,000 in damage to Visalia home

Fire caused an estimated $45,000 to the structure and $15,000 to the contents of a home in the 3200 block of East Westcott Avenue Sunday afternoon in Visalia, the fire department reported.

The blaze was reported at 2:37 p.m. and arriving firefighters put out the blaze in a bedroom and an attic space. Three engines, one latter truck and a battalion chief responded, along with a total of 13 fire personnel. The cause of the fire was an electrical failure.

This story was originally published May 22, 2017 at 8:19 AM with the headline "Fire causes $60,000 in damage to Visalia home."