CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) - Several residents were displaced early Friday morning after a fire erupted between two Chula Vista homes.
A man told 10News he was walking home after shopping when he saw that a part of his friend's house on Helix Avenue was on fire. Officials said the fire initially broke out in an area in between the two homes at about 3 a.m.
Residents from both homes escaped without injuries, and pets from both houses were also taken to safety.
Two homes go up in flames early this morning. A family friend walking down the street notices the flames and calls to wake up one of the families inside. Live on 10News at 6 @chulavistafire on scene pic.twitter.com/EjsVjvG5cA
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Unfortunately, the fire burned valuables from one of the homes.
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to put out the flames.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
