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Published on December 09, 2024
Newark Blaze: Firefighters Quell Overnight RV Fire Threatening Adjacent Home on Sheridan CourtSource: Alameda County Fire Department

A fire erupted from a recreational vehicle parked on Sheridan Court in Newark in the early hours before dawn. According to a social media post from EastBayFirePhoto, the blaze initiated with the RV around 2:45 AM today and swiftly moved to consume part of an adjacent two-story residential structure. Despite the flames' suddenness and ferocity, firefighters prevailed in subduing the conflagration.

The Alameda County Fire Department's report affirmed the location of the incident on the 35000 block of Sheridan Court and specified the timeline of the operation. It took over an hour for the crew to extinguish the fire, which had aggressively claimed the RV and began encroaching into the home. Remarkably, no injuries were reported in the inferno. However, the cause of the fire remains under investigation, as the unraveling of such mysteries is as much part of the process as the dousing of the flames.

The fire department's response involved an initial aggressive attack on the fire and meticulous subsequent actions to eradicate potential resurgence. The EastBayFirePhoto account detailed that after achieving 'knockdown' around 4:15 AM, crews diligently remained at the scene conducting overhaul operations. Their thoroughness ensured that all hotspots were extinguished, mitigating any chances of the fire rekindling amidst the wreckage.