Major Damage Averted in Westside House Fire

Fire alarms installed in a million-dollar home on the Westside alerted its occupants to a fire, which was contained to a single room Monday morning.

Four fire engines and a truck, along with 20 firefighters, were called to the fire at 11:35 a.m. Monday at the corner of National and Nevada streets.

The firefighters encountered a moderate amount of smoke coming from the third story of the home, at 158 National St. Upon investigation, they found a fire in a closet, and the firefighters were able to contain the fire to the bedroom, thus limiting the amount of property damage caused by fire, smoke and water.

They determined the cause of the fire to be electrical in nature.

The house, valued at $1.06 million, lost contents valued at $5,000 and suffered fire damage valued at $32,000.

No injuries were reported.