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Firefighters quickly control attic, roof fire in Enslen area of Modesto

A fire damaged a roof and attic on the 1100 block of Enslen Avenue on Tuesday evening, the Modesto Fire Department reported.

It responded at about 6:30 p.m. to the home and quickly controlled the fire, Battalion Chief Andrew Hunter said at the scene. It is believed to have started from a power line brought down by a tree branch, he said.

No one appeared to be home at the time of the fire, and no one was injured, Hunter said.

This story was originally published July 16, 2019 at 8:05 PM.

John Holland
The Modesto Bee
John Holland covers agriculture, transportation and general assignment news. He has been with The Modesto Bee since 2000 and previously worked at newspapers in Sonora and Visalia. He was born and raised in San Francisco and has a journalism degree from UC Berkeley.
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