Las
Cruces firefighters extinguished an attic fire that damaged a home early
Wednesday morning.
Shortly
after 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, firefighters were dispatched to the
report of a residential structure fire on the 1100 block of Wingate Road. Crews
arrived to find smoke emitting from the roof of the home. The occupants of the
home self-evacuated.
Firefighters
determined the fire was concentrated in the home’s attic. Crews cut ventilation
holes in the roof and were able to extinguish the fire within a short time. The
home sustained smoke and water damage, but there were no reports of injuries.
The
cause of the fire remains under investigation.