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3 displaced when fire destroys southeast Fresno home

By Bridget Webster

bwebster@fresnobee.com
Three people were displaced when a home in southeast Fresno caught fire early Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Fresno Fire Department crews were on scene for more than two hours extinguishing the fire and mopping up.
Three people were displaced when a home in southeast Fresno caught fire early Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Fresno Fire Department crews were on scene for more than two hours extinguishing the fire and mopping up. Fresno Fire Department

Three people were displaced after a fire destroyed their home in southeast Fresno Sunday around 2 a.m.

Firefighters arrived at the home at 3260 E. Washington Ave., near Belmont Avenue and First Street, after callers said the home was engulfed in flames, said Battalion Chief Thomas Cope.

It took firefighters 2  1/2 hours to put out the fire and mop up, Cope said. Fresno police assisted with traffic control.

The Red Cross was called in to assist the occupants.

Bridget Webster: 559-441-6304, @bridgetw05

This story was originally published September 20, 2015 at 9:52 PM with the headline "3 displaced when fire destroys southeast Fresno home."

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