Barking dog wakes woman, alerts her to fire in Madera County mountain home

Thursday, December 13, 2018
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Investigators are on the scene of a fire that severely damaged a home in the Madera County foothills.

It broke out at around 1 a.m. on Thursday morning on Lilley Way, just west of Yosemite Lakes Park, in the Coarsegold area.
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Fire officials say the resident woke up to hear the neighbors dog barking and then found a fire in her living room.

It quickly spread to the garage and attic.

It's not yet known what sparked the fire but the woman did have a wood burning stove in the living room. That's where the fire appeared to have originated.
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It was contained to the home and did not get into the neighboring forest.

There were no injuries.
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