Fire causes $125,000 worth of damages, No injuries

CUTTEN, Calif. (KIEM)-At about 1:15 Sunday afternoon Humboldt Bay Fire was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at the 4100 block of Excelsior Road in Cutten.

The first firefighters on scene reported a multi-family residential structure with heavy smoke coming from the attic above a second floor apartment.

Fire crews initiated an interior fire attack, pulled the ceiling and exposed the attic space where the fire was located.

A second alarm was requested and fire crews completed a search of all three living units and ensured the fire had not extended into the other living units.

As a safety precaution PG&E cut off power to the home.

Battalion Chief Bill Reynolds with Humboldt Bay says no one was hurt and the fire was put out quickly due to the fast response of their firefighters.

Arcata Fire District and Samoa Fire District provided coverage of Humboldt Bay Fire’s jurisdiction during the incident.

Damage is estimated at about $125,000, the cause of the fire is accidental and electrical in nature.