SPFD: One man injured,
six displaced in
Acacia Road house fire

Six people were displaced and one man injured by a house fire in a residential section in northwest Santa Paula Friday afternoon, but the blaze was quickly responded to by nearby firefighters.

The fire in the 300 block of Acacia Road, midway between Highway 126 and Harvard Boulevard, was reported as a structure fire at 1:47 p.m., according to Santa Paula Fire spokesman Andy VanSciver.

“Our fire engine was on the scene in about 90 seconds, it was a quick response because our engine was around the corner,” from the burning single-family dwelling. 

When SPFD Engine182 pulled up, VanSciver said, “heavy black smoke was coming from all windows and doors in the structure, and firefighters were told a child might be trapped inside … ”

The information prompted two searches of the building but there was no one inside; the child was later located at a babysitter’s residence.

One resident of the home, a man, did suffer from smoke inhalation and was transported to an area hospital.

VanSciver said the victim “was the only one home at the time of the fire,” which started in one of the structure’s two bedrooms.

“The fire was contained to that back bedroom but it did extend to the attic a little bit,” but the extension “was knocked down quickly.”

Firefighters and equipment from Ventura County Fire, Fillmore Fire and Ventura City Fire also responded to the scene and the fire was knocked down at 2:15 p.m.