Fire destroys RV, injures owner at Home Depot in Atascadero

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***** destroys RV, injures owner at Home Depot in Atascadero

A ***** destroyed a motor home in Atascadero on Sunday afternoon, injuring the owner, spreading into surrounding vegetation and requiring backup to put out the flames, according to a news release from the city of Atascadero.

The owner of the motor home was able to exit the vehicle with his dog when the ***** started, the city said, but he was transported to a local hospital by San Luis Ambulance for treatment of minor ***** injuries. No injuries were reported from emergency personnel.

At 2:13 p.m. on Sunday, Atascadero ***** & Emergency Services responded to reports of an RV on ***** in the parking lot at Home Depot at 905 El Camino Real, the release said.

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A motor home was destroyed by ***** in the parking lot of Home Depot in Atascadero, burning half an acre of surrounding vegetation.

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Neighbors and passersby posted pictures of the flames and smoke on

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In one video, a passenger of a car driving by can be heard saying, “That’s a lot of smoke.”

When engines arrived at the scene, the motor home was fully engulfed in flames, which had begun to spread into surrounding vegetation and the nearby riverbed, according to the release.

Additional resources were requested from Paso Robles *****, San Miguel ***** and Cal ***** San Luis Obispo to bring the ***** under control.

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A neighbor saw flames and smoke from an RV ***** at the Atascadero Home Depot parking lot on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024.

By the time all resources had arrived, the ***** covered an area of approximately a quarter-mile into the riverbed and behind several surrounding structures, the release said. Additional engines, aircraft, bulldozers and hand crews were called to the scene.

The ***** was extinguished after about an hour, according to the release. Railroad operations shut down during the ***** for crew safety.

In total, the ***** destroyed the motor home and burned a half-acre of vegetation, the release said.

The cause of the ***** is unknown at this time and under investigation.

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A motor home caught ***** in the Home Depot parking lot in Atascadero on Sunday afternoon Aug. 11, 2024, spreading flames a quarter of a mile into surrounding vegetation and requiring backup to put out the flames.

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