Thanksgiving Day fire destroys Pine Cove home

ByDavid Jerome

CalFire and Idyllwild Fire responded to a house fire in the 53000 block of Sherman Drive at 9:26 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, November 28. CalFire Public Information Officer Tawny Castro provided the following information: The first engine to arrive found a two-story structure “well involved with fire.” The fire was contained shortly after 10:30 a.m. Two occupants suffered moderate injuries and were transported to local hospitals. The cause is under investigation.

A fire at a home on Sherman Drive broke out on Thanksgiving Day. Photo by Joel Feingold
A total loss, a home in Pine Cove caught fire most likely due to a propane tank but still under investigation. Photo by Joel Feingold

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