That black plume of smoke you saw in Clovis was an attic fire – in neighboring homes

A residential fire in Clovis got into two homes and sent a large plume of black smoke into the air Monday afternoon.

The fire in the 1700 block of Celeste Avenue near Fowler Avenue was called in at 3:21 p.m.

Fire Chief John Binaski said the fire started on the outside of one home and spread to a neighboring home. Firefighters got it under control but not before it had spread into the attics of both homes, he said.

Although under control, firefighters were removing possessions from a full garage to make sure it had not spread and could erupt again.

It appears the fire started in a pile of debris. Firefighter put foam on it and will dig through the debris to try to find out how it started, Binaski said.

This story was originally published October 23, 2017 at 4:39 PM with the headline "That black plume of smoke you saw in Clovis was an attic fire – in neighboring homes."