Tucson Fire Department Responds to Golf Links Area House Fire
I was driving past Golf Links the other evening when I saw the sky turning that thick, dark grey you never mistake for clouds. It was smoke — heavy and fast — rising from somewhere near Pantano. Minutes later, Tucson Fire confirmed what I suspected: a house fire had broken out in the 7000 block of East Lurlene Drive, right around 7 p.m. on Monday.
They say it started in the garage of one home. Within moments, it had jumped to the neighbor’s place. People nearby told me they heard a few sharp pops — the kind of small explosions you get when something pressurized goes up in heat. It could’ve been anything from paint cans to a propane tank.
By 7:25 p.m., crews had it under control. No one was hurt, which is a blessing, but at least five people are now without a place to sleep tonight. The cause? Still under investigation. And for those of us who live here, that’s the part that lingers — wondering what exactly sparked it and how fast something like this could happen to any of us…