Groveland, CA…On August 30th at 11:18pm firefighters were dispatched to a fire in a commercial building on Hwy 120 in Groveland. There efforts kept the fire from spreading beyond the attic. PG&E was notified and the fire is still of an undetermined cause. Additional details on the incident are below.

August 30, 2015
15-CATCU 009120

CAL FIRE GROVELAND COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT
CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit Fire Report
Fax #: 754-1959 or call 754-3831

Location (Town, street address, intersection, etc.)

18000 BLOCK HIGHWAY 120, GROVELAND, TUOLUMNE COUNTY

Time of call

2318HRS

Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)

STRUCTURE

Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)

CAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDING:

GROVELAND: BATTALION CHIEF 4416, ENGINE 4479
GREEN SPRINGS: ENGINE 4468
MADERA-MARIPOSA-MERCED: ENGINE 4281, 4290

CAL FIRE GROVELAND COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT: ENGINE 781

Injuries

NONE

Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)

UNDETERMINED

Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)

FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE ATTIC OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING

Time to extinguish

INCIDENT CLOSED ON 8/31/2015 AT 1124 HRS

Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)

PG&E NOTIFIED