Residents evacuated as 2 homes erupt in flames in SLO County neighborhood

Sadie Dittenber

November 22, 2024 at 6:40 p.m.

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A house fire in Atascadero prompted an evacuation Friday afternoon after the flames spread to a second residence.

The fire broke out in the 5400 Block of Hermosilla Avenue in Atascadero just before 1 p.m, according to emergency response app PulsePoint.

But the fire soon engulfed a second house — a backyard neighbor located in the 5400 Block of Lobos Avenue, according to Atascadero Fire battalion chief Matt Miranda.

Crews extinguished the flames by 1:30 p.m.

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

An Atascadero home sustained significant damages after it caught fire Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

A house fire spread to a second residence in Atascadero on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

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