Unattended candle causes apartment fire

"A candle caused a closet shelf to catch fire in a Mountain View apartment today (Nov. 3), but firefighters put out the flames before they spread to the rest of the building, the city's fire department said in a statement. At 10:58 a.m., Mountain View Fire Department received a call about a fire on the second floor of an apartment complex on the 800 block of Heatherstone Way, according to the statement."

"They arrived at the apartment six minutes later and put out the flames before cutting into walls to make sure there weren't any remaining embers. The apartment's four residents had evacuated by the time firefighters arrived and weren't injured."

"The fire caused an estimated $50,000 in damage, according to the fire department. Firefighters traced the fire's origin to a closet, where a candle caused a shelf to ignite. They determined that the incident was an accident, the statement said."

The Mountain View Fire Department received a call at 10:58 a.m. about a fire on the second floor of an apartment complex on the 800 block of Heatherstone Way and arrived six minutes later. Firefighters extinguished the flames and cut into walls to check for embers. Four residents had evacuated prior to arrival and sustained no injuries. Damage from the fire was estimated at $50,000. Fire crews traced the origin to a closet where a candle ignited a shelf and determined the fire was accidental. Crews conducted post-fire checks to ensure no remaining hotspots or hazards.

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