MEINERS OAKS : Garage Fire Does $40,000 Damage
A garage fire near Ojai did $40,000 worth of damage Friday.
Kim McGee, who rents a room in the house in the 11000 block of North Ventura Avenue, discovered the fire when she went to the garage about 2:20 p.m., said Lisa Hines, a dispatcher for the Ventura County Fire Department.
McGee opened the door to the garage and was blown backward to the ground by an explosion, Hines said. The cause of the explosion and the fire is unknown, Hines said.
The Fire Department responded to the fire at 2:26 p.m. and had it under control in about 10 minutes, Hines said.
The fire did $20,000 worth of damage to the structure and $20,000 damage to the contents of the garage, said Cece Grives, a dispatcher for the Ventura County Fire Department.
No damage was done to the house, Grives said.
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