Escondido
Two fires kept Escondido firefighters busy Monday afternoon.
About 1:45 p.m., firefighters arrived at a home in the 1900 block of Harmony Grove Road to find it engulfed in flames. The blaze destroyed the house within minutes.
The fire was contained before it could spread to nearby residences, an Escondido Fire Department spokeswoman said. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Damage estimates were not immediately available.
A second fire damaged an apartment in the 100 block of South Ivy Street, the Fire Department spokeswoman said. The blaze was reported about 3:40 p.m.
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