Grease Buildup Causes California Three-Alarmer

Some tenants who were forced out of a burning Watsonville apartment complex on Monday were allowed to return home briefly on Wednesday.

Some Pennbrook Apartments residents went in to retrieve whatever they could salvage from water- and smoke-damaged units.

The three-alarm fire caused $1 million in damage, fire officials reported.

First-floor residents were allowed in on Wednesday. Second-floor tenants will be allowed to visit today.

Fire investigators concluded Tuesday that grease buildup in a stove flue caused the blaze.

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• July 26, 2006: Watsonville Apartment Fire Ruled Accidental
• July 25, 2006: Blaze Displaces 10 Families In Watsonville

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