Stockton Fire Leaves Two Homes Damaged, Residents Safe
When I first read about the Stockton home fire on Sunday, my immediate relief was that no one was hurt. Property can be rebuilt, but lives can’t be replaced. The fire broke out just after 1 p.m. in the gated Pointe community in Brookside — a quiet neighborhood where you’d expect safety and calm, not flames racing between houses.
According to Stockton Fire Chief Bryan Carr, the blaze started outside, near a fence, before it climbed into the walls and eventually the attics of two homes. That detail struck me because it shows how fast something small can spiral. By the time firefighters arrived, what looked like a backyard problem had already turned into a two-alarm emergency.
If you’ve ever driven past homes in Brookside, you know how close together they are. Carr himself pointed out that these houses are roughly 3,000 square feet each, packed tightly side by side. In other words, once one property was exposed, the second didn’t stand much of a chance. It’s a reminder that in communities like this, a fire doesn’t just threaten one family — it puts an entire block at risk…