Firefighters Battle Country Village Apartment Fire: 2 People Displaced

JURUPA VALLEY, CA — An apartment building in a large Jurupa Valley complex caught fire Wednesday, displacing two people from their apartment home, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department spokesperson Maggie De La Rosa told Patch.

Firefighters arrived at the scene in the 10300 block of North Lynn Circle at the Country Village Apartments, a multi-family apartment complex. There, “light smoke” was seen rising from the attic area of one of the buildings, she said.

“They evacuated six apartment units of their residents, then determined a fire was partially burning inside the building wall,” De La Rosa said.

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According to Cal Fire, two apartment units were moderately damaged during the firefight, much of which happened inside the wall, making it impossible for the residents to return home.

According to Cal Fire reports, the complex was assisting the displaced residents, which the complex verified with Patch.

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No one was injured, and firefighters would remain at the scene until approximately 4:30 p.m. for overhaul.

The Country Village Apartments declined any additional comment.


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