FIRE DESTROYS HOME DAMAGED IN QUAKE ORIGIN OF LATE-NIGHT BLAZE UNDER INVESTIGATION.Byline: Amy Raisin Darvish Staff Writer NEWHALL - An abandoned home in the Placerita Canyon area that had been deemed uninhabitable since the 1994 Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. caught fire late Monday, causing at least $100,000 in damage, authorities said. Los Angeles County Fire Station 73 in Newhall received a call minutes before midnight of a home engulfed in flames in the 24000 block of Quigley Canyon Road, near The Master's College. ``It doesn't look like anybody was inside, and there were no injuries reported,'' said Inspector John Mancha of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La . ``Apparently, the home had been red-tagged since the earthquake.'' More than 20 firefighters responded to the blaze, the cause of which is under investigation, Mancha said. The case will be handled by arson investigators from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . About noon, firefighters rushed back to the property, in an equestrian ranch area, to douse douse 1 also dowse v. doused also dowsed, dous·ing also dows·ing, dous·es also dows·es v.tr. 1. To plunge into liquid; immerse. See Synonyms at dip. 2. some hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. . Authorities did not release any information about the contents of the home or who last owned or rented the single-family house. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Firefighter Jon Heller uses a thermal imager to look for hot spots in the aftermath of a fire that destroyed a Quigley Canyon home Monday night. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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