Bedroom Fire Displaces Family in Marin City

A quick response from four fire agencies knocked down a second-floor apartment fire in Marin City on Monday afternoon, displacing a family of six. No one was injured.

Two parents and four children received aid and temporary shelter from the American Red Cross after the fire in the 200 block of Drake Avenue, said Deputy Chief Mark Brown of the Marin County Fire Department.

The fire agencies answered emergency calls at 12:01 p.m. and found smoke and flames coming from a second-story bedroom window. Deputies from the Marin County Sheriff’s Office were evacuating residents from the complex as fire units arrived at 12:05 p.m.

Twenty-one personnel from Marin County Fire, Southern Marin Fire, Mill Valley Fire and Tiburon Fire contributed to the firefighting efforts, which culminated at 12:20 p.m. when the fire was knocked down.

Fire and smoke damage were contained to the second-floor bedroom, but the first floor also sustained some water damage.

A second alarm was called, but the units were not employed, Brown said.

Investigators are looking into the cause of the fire.