Crime & Safety
Thirteen Homeless After Rossmoor Fire; No Injuries Reported.
Three-story building is a total loss; firefighters keep blaze from spreading to adjacent unit.
For the second evening in a row, the firefighters of county Fire Protection District Station 3 on Tice Valley Boulevard were the first responders to a scary fire.
For the second evening in a row, people were rendered homeless in multiple living units but — remarkably and fortunately — no injuries were reported among residents or firefighters.
Friday's fire was on Running Springs Road overlooking the golf course that the Rossmoor retirement community is built around. Thirteen people from eight units were left homeless and being helped by the American Red Cross.
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