A fire Tuesday morning left a central Salem home unlivable for six residents, according to the Salem Fire Department.
City fire officials said at least one person was home when the building caught fire but could not confirm how many in total.
Eleven fire units responded to the fire in the 900 block of Northeast Garnet Street, including seven engines and one ladder, according to Brian Carrara, Salem Fire’s deputy administrative chief. The home is across the street from North Salem High School.
Fire crews responded to find the second floor in flames.
Using a fire hydrant nearby, the first crew quickly attacked the fire and saved the entire first floor, he said.
The building is not a total loss, but the owners cannot live there until it has been repaired, according to Carrara.
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Salem firefighters quickly got a blaze at a central Salem home under control Wednesday morning.
A two-alarm fire damaged a home in the 900 block of Northeast Garnet Street, across the street from North Salem High School. No injuries were reported, said Brian Carrara, Salem fire’s deputy chief of administrative services.
Smoke from the blaze darkened skies in central Salem.
Firefighters received the call at 7:48 a.m. and had the fire under control by 8:09 a.m., Carrara said. Crews remained on scene Wednesday morning to mop up the fire.
Carrara said the department is investigating the cause of the fire.
There were no disruptions to activities at North, Salem-Keizer School District spokesman Aaron Harada said.
Salem firefighters quickly got a blaze at a central Salem home under control Wednesday morning.
A two-alarm fire damaged a home in the 900 block of Northeast Garnet Street, across the street from North Salem High School. No injuries were reported, said Brian Carrara, Salem fire’s deputy chief of administrative services.
Smoke from the blaze darkened skies in central Salem.
Firefighters received the call at 7:48 a.m. and had the fire under control by 8:09 a.m., Carrara said. Crews remained on scene Wednesday morning to mop up the fire.
Carrara said the department is investigating the cause of the fire.
There were no disruptions to activities at North, Salem-Keizer School District spokesman Aaron Harada said.
Contact reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian: [email protected] or 503-929-3053.
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Ardeshir Tabrizian has covered criminal justice and housing for Salem Reporter since September 2021. As an Oregon native, his award-winning watchdog journalism has traversed the state. He has done reporting for The Oregonian, Eugene Weekly and Malheur Enterprise.
