Crime & Safety
Parrot Dies, Residents Evacuated in Calistoga Fire
The blaze started in the master bedroom of the apartment with the parrot. The unit was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, Calistoga Fire Chief Steve Campbell said.
By Bay City News Service
Residents of seven apartments in Calistoga were evacuated early Wednesday morning because of a fire that killed a pet parrot.
The fire was reported at 12:37 a.m. at 1313 Spring St., Calistoga Fire Chief Steve Campbell said. Police were evacuating the residents when firefighters arrived, Campbell said.
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The blaze started in the master bedroom of the apartment with the parrot. The unit was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, Campbell said.
The apartments on each side of that unit sustained smoke and water damage. The American Red Cross is assisting the residents of those three units, Campbell said.
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PG&E was cleared to restore power to four of the evacuated apartments Wednesday afternoon, Campbell said.
The two-bedroom apartments are located above a garage. It's unknown how many people were displaced because some of the units housed more
than one family, Campbell said.
The fire was controlled within 25 minutes, and the last firefighters left the scene at 5:30 a.m., Campbell said.
The residents were temporarily relocated to a community center down the street, Campbell said.
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