Crime & Safety
Update: House "Engulfed" by Fire
Firefighters were unable to save the structure, according to the Napa Valley Register.
3:45 p.m.: The house was "fully engulfed" by fire, according to a report on the website.
Nearby homes have been evacuated and an ambulance is standing by, the newspaper said.
Earlier: Napa firefighters have issued a second alarm for a house fire in the 3100 block of Linda Vista Avenue, according to photographer Robert Peebles, Jr., who is at the scene of the blaze this afternoon.
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It was not clear whether anyone was at home in the burning residence, where a car is parked in the driveway, Peebles said at about 3:20 p.m.
He said the heat of the blaze was so intense it was burning vegetation in the backyard of the home.
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