Fire in Escondido condo complex displaces four people

ESCONDIDO - A two-alarm fire broke out at an Escondido condo complex Sat., Nov. 14, displacing four people and their pets.

The Escondido Fire Department received a call shortly after 12:15 p.m. about a roof fire in the 2100 block of E. Valley Parkway.

A contractor doing repair work on the roof sent in the initial call, according to department officials.

Upon arrival, firefighters found the attic of a two-story condo complex engulfed in flames, with the flames extending into a second unit.

Firefighters managed to knock down the non-injury blaze in 45 minutes with major damage to the primary uni...