Rash of structure fires hit Golden Valley

Golden Valley Fire District has been quite busy over the last month with an abnormal amount of residential structure fires. Sunday’s fire came on the heel of three others in the last month. The fire Sunday was reported to 9-1-1 at 1:54 pm at West Miramar Road. Residents reported smoke from underneath the home and evacuated the residence. Firefighters immediately went under the home and discovered a fire that was just about to turn tragic. Chief O’Donohue commented that it was fortunate that this was during the day when the owners were awake and smelled the smoke, adding: “The best insurance is a properly working smoke detector”. Firefighters worked for over an hour inside and under the home to remove most of the insulation and dismantle portions of the furnace to track down the cause of the fire. Investigators remain on scene to determine the cause. Although the occupants will be displaced for several days, there were no injuries to report.