Flames break out at central Fresno home, no injuries reported
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Officials say flames broke out at the home on Fruit and Brown just before 4:30 am.
When crews arrived, they saw the fire ripping through one side of the house. Those flames threatened the neighbor s home next door.
Units were on scene for at least five hours working to knock the fire down.
Investigators are calling the house a hoarder home and they say a lot of property was piled up inside the house, keeping the fire burning strong.
The house is considered a complete loss.
Man hospitalized following house fire in southeast Fresno
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) A man has been hospitalized following a house fire in southeast Fresno.
The Fresno Fire Department was called to the home near Orinda Street and Florence Avenue around 8:30 Sunday night.
When fire crews arrived, a neighbor informed them that someone was still inside the house.
Firefighters managed to rescue a man from the burning property. He was taken to the hospital, and his condition is not known.
Crews knocked down the flames once the man was out of the home. There s no word yet on how the fire started.
Firefighter injured while battling vacant house fire in southeast Fresno
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) A firefighter was injured while battling a vacant house fire in southeast Fresno overnight.
The Fresno Fire Department says it happened around 3:15 am at a home near 5th and Woodward.
They say the house was occupied by the homeless but no one was inside when they searched.
The fire started in the attic and then spread to the rest of the house.
A wall fell on one of the firefighters during the firefight. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and is expected to make a full recovery.