Blaze damages 4 buildings in Redwood Metropolis

REDWOOD CITY — A hearth in Redwood Metropolis on Tuesday broken 4 buildings and displaced some residents, in accordance with a metropolis hearth division spokesperson.

Redwood Metropolis firefighters obtained a name round 11:45 a.m. of a construction hearth on the 300 block of Poplar Avenue.

The blaze grew to a three-alarm hearth, which unfold from one constructing to a different, the spokesperson stated. The trigger stays below investigation.

Close by residents and people at Truthful Oaks Elementary Faculty have been notified to shelter in place on account of smoke within the space, in accordance with a social media submit by Redwood Metropolis. By 3 p.m., a few of the hearth items began to go away the scene.

Individuals watch firefighters put out a fireplace close to condo complexes in Redwood Metropolis, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Space Information Group) 

The spokesperson didn’t say what every of the affected buildings have been, however stated one of many buildings was below building. An unknown variety of residents have been displaced by the hearth.