East Fork Fire responded late Tuesday morning to a report of a possible structure fire at a residence in the 900 block of Fairview Lane in Gardnerville Ranchos. Arriving firefighters on scene began investigating a possible electrical fire. The initial attack call was downgraded, however re-established after firefighters located a fire coming from an attic.
Carson City Fire Department was requested for mutual aid.
The incident was reported at 11:48 a.m. Multiple fire trucks responded. At 11:58 arriving East Fork Fire reported no flames or smoke but an electrical smell. Just after 12 p.m., a battalion chief advised they were continuing to look for where the electrical smell was coming from. At 12:13 p.m. the fire was located in the attic and determined to be active.
