East County News Service
Photo courtesy of Heartland Fire & Rescue
February 14, 2015 (El Cajon ) –, Heartland Fire Dispatch received reports shortly after 8:30 this morning of a structure fire. Heartland Fire & Rescue crews, returning from an earlier call, saw the smoke and were on scene of the fire in two minutes of the call. They found the smoke coming from an upstairs bedroom area of a two-story condominium unit at 288 Roanoke Road in El Cajon.
Heartland Firefighters from El Cajon, with assistance from Cal Fire, had the fire out in ten minutes. Fast action by firefighters kept the fire from damaging neighboring units.
Two adults were displaced by the fire, the American Red Cross will be assisting them. There were no injuries reported.
Damage has been estimated at $50,000. The cause of the fire is now under investigation.
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