Rohnert Park Home Burns Down in Minutes After Resident Discards Smoking Material the Wrong Way
A Tuesday afternoon. Someone tossed a cigarette near the front of a home on Alta Avenue in Rohnert Park. By 1:41 PM, fire crews were already watching flames pour out of the front door and window.
The whole thing started at 1:37 PM when the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety received multiple 911 calls. Four minutes later, firefighters arrived to find a house already on fire.
Four minutes. The cigarette did not need more time than that.
The House on Alta Avenue
Crews contained the fire to the room of origin and the entryway. That sounds like good news until you understand what came after…