Good Samaritans knock down fire in Carmel Valley
Roofers use their own fire extinguisher & shovels
Good Samaritans knock down fire in Carmel Valley
and last updated 2020-12-09 22:35:43-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â A group of good Samaritans is receiving praise after knocking down a brush fire in Carmel Valley on Tuesday afternoon.
After spending all day on top of a roof, Ubaldo Lopez and his team at Palomar Solar & Roofing were on their way back to the office. We were going down the hill, and it started to smell, Lopez said. At first, I thought somebody crashed, but then I saw the fire.
Images of solar roofers putting out a fire have gone viral with neighbors in Rancho Penasquitos. Author: Abbie Alford (Reporter) Updated: 11:44 PM PST December 9, 2020
SAN DIEGO Quick action by a group of solar roofers is getting a lot of well-deserved attention.
A brushfire broke out on Tuesday in Rancho Penasquitos around 3 p.m. off Carmel Valley Road near Black Mountain Open Space.
The roofing crew was able get most of it out before firefighters arrived.
A neighbor who called 911 captured the men’s selflessness and the images have gone viral.
“Too often people just pass by and don t get involved and this truly was a life and danger situation that they put themselves into,” said Matt Bartelt.