SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Seven people were displaced by a fire in Mountain View early Saturday morning, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue.
The fire was reported immediately after 3:30 a.m. on Teak Street near Ocean View Boulevard. The crews responded quickly and managed to control the fire. The house that burned down sits on a lot with a second house in front, and the house in front was not damaged.
The family and the occupants of the house in front said they thought the fire started from a washing unit / dryer. They also said that they have to take bars out of a window to help people escape, those outside pulling and those inside kicking the bars. Four people were injured after climbing the broken window.
Crews say a total of seven people have been displaced and the American Red Cross has been called in to help, but the family on stage said everyone was fine. They said the hardest part is realizing they lost everything, including Christmas presents that the two girls living in the burned house had just unwrapped the day before.
The family started a GoFundMe to raise money for the fire.