A FIRE IN ALBUQUERQUE’S UNM AREA LEAVE THE HOME WITH HEAVY SMOKE AND FIRE DAMAGE. MELISSA ROMERO WITH THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY GOT MULTIPLE CALLS FROM PEOPLE IN THE AREA JUST BEFORE 7AM MONDAY ABOUT THE FIRE NEAR SILVER AND COLUMBIA SOUTHEAST. SHE SAYS WHEN CREWS ARRIVED, THEY FOUND INTENSE SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE HOME. SHE SAYS TWO CITY SOLID WASTE WORKERS WHO PASSED BY THE HOME BEFORE FIRE CREWS ARRIVED BANGED ON THE DOOR TO ALERT THOSE INSIDE, BUT LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HOME.
ROMERO SAYS CREWS HAD THE FIRE OUT WITHIN 10 MINUTES BUT THERE WAS STILL FIRE DAMAGE TO THE LIVING ROOM AND KITCHEN, AND SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT. THE CAUSE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
