House burns on Sisar Road
by Lenny Roberts

A Saturday morning fire caused an estimated $35,000 in damage at a Sisar Road residence. No one was at home at the single-family home at 12190 Sisar Road at the time of the fire, which was reported by several 9-1-1 callers at 10:15 a.m.
The $200,000 structure suffered a $20,000 loss, and damage to the contents was reported to be $15,000.
According to information supplied by County Fire Public Information Officer Joe Luna, the cause of the blaze was a non-specific electrical malfunction in one of the home's bedrooms. Fourteen firefighters from Stations 20, 21, 22 and 23 kept the flames in the bedroom area, but smoke and water damage was evident throughout the home. Reportedly, no one was injured in the blaze.
Luna said that there was a nonfunctioning smoke alarm present in the home, which was unoccupied at the time of the fire.
The fire was contained at 10:25 a.m., and mop-up activities concluded at 1 p.m.
Sisar Road is no stranger to fires. In December 1999, two 18-year-old valley men admitted to accidentally starting a 4,371-acre Upper Ojai brush fire with fireworks on nearby Koenigstein Road. The ensuing fire, pushed by winds reported to be 75 mph, destroyed a Sisar Road home.
In the case of Saturday's blaze, firefighters were able to stop the flames before they spread into brush areas.

© 2002 The Ojai Valley News

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