Oct. 18—Alameda County firefighters are crediting a neighbor of an assisted living facility in San Lorenzo from keeping an early morning fire Sunday from spreading beyond one room.
Shortly after 3 a.m., county firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at the care facility on Lewelling Boulevard.
When they arrived, they learned that an unidentified woman who lived nearby got to the fire first and "was able to hold the fire to a single room thus preventing a worse outcome," the agency reported on its social media accounts.
"I do not know what the neighbor used to extinguish the fire, but she was able to knock down about 90% of it," said spokesperson Joanna Leal. "It is very likely the fire would have spread to other areas of the home."
One of the male residents rescued a female resident, Leal said.
Alameda County fire crews extinguished the fire and treated two residents who had minor injuries. One resident was transported to the hospital, the agency said.
Eight residents were displaced because of damage to the facility, but space was made at another nearby care center, fire officials said.
The fire is under investigation.
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