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LPFD helmet camera shows firefighter battling flames and smoke in duplex unit engulfed on Andrews Street in Livermore on Feb. 27. (Video courtesy of LPFD)
Eleven people were displaced and one woman was hurt as a result of a quick-spreading fire that destroyed both units of a duplex a few blocks from downtown Livermore on Saturday afternoon, according to fire officials.
The incident unfolded around 3:30 p.m. on the 600 block of Andrews Street when a fire broke out for unknown reasons in a duplex, according to Joe Testa, deputy fire chief with the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department.
Windy conditions that afternoon hastened the spread of the flames, Testa said. LPFD firefighters engaged in an exterior fire attack to bring the fire under control after about 20 minutes, but the fire had already grown too large and destroyed both residential units.
The cause and origin of the fire remain under review by LPFD investigators.
One woman sustained a minor injury in the fire and was treated by paramedics at the scene, according to Testa.
The destructive blaze left 11 people displaced, Testa said. The American Red Cross assisted with finding shelter for the residents.
Additionally, the LPFD, in partnership with its firefighters union IAFF Local 1974 and the California Fire Foundation, provided $250 gift cards to each displaced family, according to Testa. “This program had just been rolled out in the past few weeks, but we were thrilled to be able to provide this support to those who had lost so much,” he said.
