SPFD: School evacuated, condo red-tagged after Tuesday patio fire

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By Peggy Kelly

Santa Paula News

Santa Paula Firefighters Tuesday quickly knocked down a blaze at a condominium in Santa Paula but the unit had to be red-tagged, according to a SPFD official

Fire Chief Rick Araiza said the fire was reported about 9:50 a.m. in the 400 block of North Palm Avenue.

Because it was a structure fire mutual aid from the Ventura County Fire Department was initially requested.

When SPFD Firefighters arrived on scene they saw black smoke coming from the unit located near Renaissance High School, where students had been evacuated to the sports field stands as a precautionary measure.

Araiza said a security guard at the school reported the fire at the unit, Which butts up against the school...

The tenant was not home at the time the fire started on the patio; flames spread to the fence and A few feet into the house after the sliding glass doors broke from the heat.

The glass doors had plastic shades that caught fire but that was about it, said Araiza.

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SPFD: School evacuated, condo red-tagged after Tuesday patio fire