Crime & Safety
San Anselmo Barn Fire Causes $100K in Damage
Studio apartment within barn sustained heavy damage and there was fire and smoke damage throughout the structure, fire officials say.
By Bay City News Service
A fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to a barn in San Anselmo Monday night.
The fire at 215 Scenic Ave. was initially reported as a vegetation fire around 9:30 p.m., Ross Valley Fire Department Battalion Chief Jim Hanson said.
A neighbor who saw the fire alerted the owner of the structure that housed a studio apartment, Hanson said.
There were no reports of people or animals in the barn, and the blaze was controlled in 20 minutes, Hanson said.
The apartment sustained heavy damage and there was fire and smoke damage throughout the structure, Hanson said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, Hanson said. Firefighters from Kentfield and Marin County fire also responded to the blaze.
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