AN ATTIC FIRE, IN SALINAS YESTERDAY, LED TO THE EVACUATION OF AT LEAST 9 FAMILIES. 2 BUILDINGS, OF A WILLIAMS ROAD APARTMENT COMPLEX, WERE EFFECTED. A PORTION OF WILLIAMS ROAD WAS CLOSED, WHILE FIREFIGHTERS WORKED TO CONTAIN THE 2-ALARM BLAZE. THE CONFLAGRATION IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION.