Two alarm fire destroys Fresno home

Fire destroyed a home early Friday on Ashlan Avenue just west of Grantland Avenue, west of Highway 99, in a two-alarm blaze, the Fresno Fire Department reported.

Battalion Chief Brian Price said the fire started about 4:30 a.m. and was spotted by a neighbor, who called 911. All family members, who awoke to find the house ablaze, were able to get out of the home safely. A total of 33 firefighters responded to the blaze and were able to keep the fire from spreading to structures on both sides of the house.

The cause is under investigation.

This story was originally published August 4, 2017 at 8:16 AM with the headline "Two alarm fire destroys Fresno home."