YFD responds to two fire locations, investigation ongoing

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) responded to two fire locations Saturday afternoon.

YFD says they responded to the area of S. First Avenue and E. Sixth Street at around 2:15 p.m. after receiving reports of a fire in the alley.

According to YFD, the shed began "to catch fire, posing a threat to a nearby structure," with it being upgraded to a residential fire response.

When crews arrived, YFD says they found a wooden fence with "flames extending and threatening nearby power lines," prompting crews to deploy "pre-connected hose lines and initiated a fire attack."

YFD says the fire was quickly put out, "limiting damage to the rooflines of two nearby structures," and says "both structures were searched and assessed using thermal imaging cameras," with no fire extension being detected and both buildings were cleared.

While there were no injuries reported, YFD says, "The scene was turned over to the on-call fire investigator."

Later in the day, at around 4:30 p.m., YFD responded to a reported structure fire at La Mirada Apartments.

When crews arrived, YFD says they found a "two-story multi-family dwelling with visible smoke and flames emanating from the first-floor patio of one of the apartment units."

Crews then deployed "a bumper line and initiated an aggressive transitional fire attack," successfully putting out the fire within minutes, YFD says.

YFD says crews also found the building's fire sprinkler system had been activated, limiting the spread of the fire and "confined significant damage to the patio area."

There was minor fire damage found inside the apartment. However, no injuries were reported, YFD says.

According to a separate press release from the Yuma Police Department (YPD), they also responded to that fire and took over the investigation after witnesses reported seeing multiple people in the area and fleeing at the time of when the fire started.

The investigation is ongoing, and if anyone has any information regarding that case, call YPD at (928) 373-4700 or 78-CRIME at (928) 782-7463 to remain anonymous.

If anyone's information leads to an arrest, they may receive a cash reward of up to $1,000.