5 escape fast moving central Fresno house fire that displaced family of 7

5 escape fast moving central Fresno house fire that displaced family of 7

Seven people, including four children, escaped a house fire in central Fresno Thursday afternoon.

Fresno Home Destroyed in Accidental Fire. Neighbor Helps Residents Escape

A two-story home in Fresno was destroyed in an accidental fire Thursday afternoon, but a quick-thinking neighbor helped the seven residents safely escape, the Fresno Fire Department reported. Firefighters were called just before 3:30 p.m. to the 400 block of North Thesta Street, where the first unit encountered heavy flames. The fire’s threat to a nearby home led officials to call in additional crews. Downed power lines in the backyard created h…