A fast-moving structure fire on Easter Sunday afternoon displaced multiple residents but was stopped before it could fully consume a duplex, thanks to a rapid response by the Folsom Fire Department.
The fire was reported at approximately 4:45 p.m. on April 5 pm, the 100 block of Dean Way, near the intersection with Stafford Street after a 911 caller reported visible flames erupting in the residential area near Theodore Judah School According to officials, the first dispatched engine arrived on scene within four minutes and reported flames on the exterior of a multi-family residential duplex that had extended into the attic.
According to Folsom Battalion Chief Nick Lawlor, fire crews initiated an aggressive offensive attack, working simultaneously from both inside and outside the structure to contain the blaze. Firefighters also forced entry into both units of the duplex to conduct primary and secondary searches, ensuring no occupants were trapped inside…