Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies:
1 person hurt in kitchen fire in Ventura
One person was injured when a fire broke out in a home Monday afternoon in downtown Ventura, firefighters reported.
The individual was treated for smoke inhalation by paramedics and taken to Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura for additional treatment, according to a news release from the Ventura Fire Department.
No information on the age and gender of the individual was available, nor was the person’s current condition known.
Fire officials said the blaze was reported around 3:30 p.m. at a single-family home near the intersection of Ann and Main streets. No information was available Tuesday on the cause or the amount of damages.
Firefighters deployed hose lines into the home and were able to find and extinguish a fire in the kitchen within 10 minutes, the officials said.
The city’s fire units were assisted by the Ventura County Fire Department, the AMR ambulance company and the Ventura Police Department.