Nine displaced after Salinas house fire

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Four adults and five children are displaced after a house fire on Mendocino Drive in Salinas Monday morning.

Just after 10 a.m., dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about the fire. When the Salinas Fire Department got to the scene, crews said they saw heavy black smoke and fire coming from the home.

Fire crews said there was heavy fire and smoke in at least one bedroom, the master bathroom and extending into the attic. They cut holes in the roof to let smoke out and improve visibility, and they were able to extinguish the fire in 10 to 15 minutes.

There were no injuries, but crews estimate there is about $250,000 worth of damage to the home.

The cause of the fire is still unknown and crews are still investigating, but one of the children in the home told them that a smoke detector alerted the child's mother, who then saw smoke coming from a closet and got everyone out.