Mountain View: Chemicals ignite $1 million apartment complex fire
A fire at a Mountain View apartment complex caused an estimated million in damage Saturday afternoon when improperly stored chemicals ignited on a balcony according to the Mountain View Fire Department The fire displaced seven adults from the multi-family apartment complex in the block of South Oak Street One bystander was evaluated for injuries by Santa Clara County paramedics but declined transportation to a hospital the fire department wrote in a social media post Related Articles Charter bus carrying children catches fire on Highway San Jose -acre fire breaks out near Happy Hollow park Wednesday Bay Area man accused of setting deadly wildfire to cover up missing woman s homicide enters no-contest plea San Jose Fire crews respond to mobile home fire in North San Jose North San Jose mobile home fire spreads to three units The fire started about p m Firefighters arrived at p m to find flames consuming two apartments on the second floor Crews launched a water hose attack at the fire and prevented it from spreading to other apartments The California Professional Firefighters Union provided the seven adult sufferers with gift cards from its Supply Aid to Casualties of Emergency Project The American Red Cross was called to patronage residents in need of temporary housing
