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Two-alarm fire consumes four buildings Saturday afternoon

Source: ridgecrestca.com

A two-alarm fire started at 1:54 p.m. Saturday and destroyed two homes on North Downs Street.
Two garages behind homes on West Reeves Avenue also burned completely to the ground.
Firefighters stopped the blaze from spreading further while it charred nearby grass and weeds.

A fast-spreading fire hit a Ridgecrest neighborhood Saturday afternoon, wiping out two homes and two outbuildings. It shows how quickly fires can escalate in dry areas, putting nearby properties at risk.