Two-Alarm Fire Engulfs Home on Sonia Way

Firefighters in Mountain View quickly extinguished a two-alarm residential fire early Sunday morning.

Units responded to a call from a resident at 722 Sonia Way at about 3:30 a.m., according to the Mountain View Fire Department.

The resident evacuated, and firefighters arrived to find the house engulfed with flames.

The fire was brought under control by 3:55 a.m.

No one was injured, and the cause remains under investigation.

The fire department encourages all residents to be careful while using heating sources during cold weather and suggests the following:

• Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment, like the furnace, fireplace, wood stove, or portable space heater.
• Have a three-foot “kid-free zone” around open fires and space heaters.
• Never use your oven to heat your home.
• Have a qualified professional install stationary space heating equipment, water heaters or central heating equipment according to the local codes and manufacturer’s instructions.
• Have heating equipment and chimneys cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional.
• Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.
• Always use the right kind of fuel, specified by the manufacturer, for fuel burning space heaters.
• Make sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying into the room. Ashes should be cool before putting them in a metal container. Keep the container a safe distance away from your home.
• Test smoke alarms monthly.

Addtional reporting by Bay City News, Inc.