It took Riverside firefighters 42 minutes to put out fire in the attic of a house Saturday.
The fire was reported at 4:18 p.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Melville Drive, according to Riverside Fire Department Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst.
“A passerby in a vehicle noticed smoke coming from the attic space of the residential structure and called 911,” Vanderhorst said. “Firefighters arrived on scene to find a working attic fire.”
Firefighters were able to protect contents of the house while putting out the attic fire, he said. the fire was out at 5 p.m.
Property loss was estimated at $100,000. Vanderhorst said. “The probable cause of the fire was an attic fan. The fire was contained to the attic space.”
No one was inside the home at the time of the fire, he said. No injuries were reported.