A FIRE DISPLACED 10 PEOPLE, AND DID ABOUT 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE IN SANTA CRUZ THIS MORNING. THE BLAZE BROKE OUT BETWEEN 2 HOMES ON PARK PLACE, DESTROYING A SHED, AND DAMAGING BOTH HOMES. THE FIRE WAS CALLED IN AROUND 2 A-M, AND WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED THEY FOUND THE SHED FULLY ENGULFED AND BOTH HOUSES (WHICH HAD BEEN CONVERTED INTO APARTMENTS) DAMAGED. THE FIRST HOME ONLY HAD EXTERIOR DAMAGE, BUT THE 2ND HAD “SIGNIFICANT INTERIOR DAMAGE”. NO PEOPLE WERE INJURED, HOWEVER A PET WAS LOST. 3 OF THE UNITS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNINHABITABLE DUE TO SMOKE AND FIRE DAMAGE. THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
