Edhat Staff
Emergency responders arrived on the scene of a reported structure fire in the 4400 block of La Paloma Ave. on Wednesday afternoon.
The call came in at 3:43 p.m. with crews from Santa Barbara County and City fire departments arriving in the neighborhood off Cathedral Oaks and Highway 154.
Firefighters discovered heavy smoke and flames coming from the second story and attic area of a residential home under construction.
Crews were able to extinguish the fire within thirty minutes, keeping most of the fire contained to the second story.
All construction workers were able to safely evacuate the home. There are no reported injuries.
The official cause is under investigation.
Structure Fire: 4400 Blk. La Paloma Ave, SB. 2nd story residence under construction. All occupants/construction workers out of the structure prior to SBC Fire arrival. Fire confined mostly to the 2nd story. Fire knocked down at 4:17pm. Cause investigation. CT 3:43pm. pic.twitter.com/Ze0gwvYf9Y
— Scott Safechuck (@SBCFireInfo) September 19, 2024
From sbcfire (i.e.) https://sbcfire.com/active-incidents/
Structure Fire
4488 LA PALOMA AVE, SANTA BARBARA, CA
B12 B14 BS38 D10 INFO10 INV20 INV21 ME11 ME12 ME14 ME15 ME17 MT11 STBE74
3:42 PM
…so some activity to say the least!
(color coded: black – B12 & D10 ; green – BS38 ; red – all the rest) added for clarity 🙂