Tree Decorations Cause $20,000 Fire in Sylmar - Los Angeles Times
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Tree Decorations Cause $20,000 Fire in Sylmar

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Fire gutted a Sylmar apartment Monday after decorative lights ignited a dry Christmas tree, authorities said.

No one was injured in the blaze that began about 2 p.m. in an apartment complex in the 14000 block of Foothill Boulevard, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Pat Marek said.

Residents were evacuating the building when firefighters, alerted by a 911 call, arrived. It took 35 firefighters about 20 minutes to put out the blaze, Marek said.

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The fire caused $10,000 in damage to the third-floor apartment and destroyed contents worth $10,000, Marek said.

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