RIVERSIDE — UPDATE @ 10:40 a.m.:
One person was taken to an area hospital after fire caused significant damage to a Riverside home Friday morning.
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The fire was reported around 7:35 a.m. in the 3200 block of Carlton Drive in Riverside. Crews initially reported heavy flames and smoke were coming from the house when the first arrived on the scene.
Four people inside the house were able to evacuate before firefighters arrived on scene. One of those victims was taken to an area hospital as a precaution for non-life threatening injuries, investigators said.
Crews had a difficult time battling the fire because there were no nearby fire hydrants. Extra tanker trucks were requested before firefighters were able to get a water supply from a hydrant that was over 1,500 feet away from the house.
The fire and smoke caused significant damage to the house and it is believed the structure will be deemed a total loss, firefighters said.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
UPDATE @ 9:05 a.m.:
Firefighters continue to work to extinguish a house fire that broke out on Carlton Drive in Riverside Friday morning.
Crews initially reported trouble getting water on the fire when they first responded to the scene in the 3200 block of Carlton Drive. Crews were ordered out of the fire and started fighting the blaze defensively.
There have been no initial reports of injuries.
Our crew remains on the scene and we’ll update this story as we learn more.
FIRST REPORT
Firefighters reported flames and smoke were coming from a house in Riverside on Carlton Drive Friday morning, according to initial reports.
The fire was reported around 7:35 a.m. at the house in the 3200 block of Carlton Drive in Riverside.
Emergency scanner traffic indicates firefighters experienced trouble getting water on the fire, and ordered all crews out of the structure to battle the blaze defensively.
Initial reports indicate all occupants inside the house were able to evacuate before crews arrived on scene.
We’ll update this story as new details become available.