Multiple agencies assisted with a fire in Sonora Thursday evening.
According to a Facebook post from Upton Fire and Rescue, shortly before 11 p.m. on February 6 firefighters were dispatched to a residence on Ford Road in Sonora to assist the Sonora Fire Department with a reported structure fire. The Glendale Fire Department was also dispatched to the scene for mutual aid.
Upton crews arrived 12 minutes after dispatch and found the structure had heavy smoke and visible flames coming from the kitchen. Crews began an interior attack on the kitchen, and were then alerted to an extension of the fire in the back of the residence spreading upstairs.
Command requested the Elizabethtown Fire Department respond as they have the only mobile cascade system in the area, which was used to fill breathing apparatuses while crews still fought to gain control of the fire. The Valley Creek Fire Department responded as well with a tanker and additional manpower.
The fire was called under control a little after 12:30 a.m. after crews chased the fire through multiple void spots. Units cleared the scene at 2:31 a.m. “with a fully intact structure still remaining.”
Upton Fire and Rescue says they made the post to dispel rumors and false information spreading on social media regarding the fire and response, and thanked each of the responding crews for their efforts and teamwork.
