Fire at the Lodge in Pebble Beach

Structure Fire, Pebble Beach CSD (Monterey County)
Pebble Beach, CA – At 11:56 a.m. on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, Pebble Beach Community Services District(CSD)/CAL FIRE was dispatched to a structure fire at The Lodge at Pebble Beach, 1500 Cypress Drive, in Pebble Beach (Monterey County). Personnel responding to the reported fire included (4) Battalion Chiefs, (6) Engines, (1) Truck, (1) Medic Squad, and (1) Fire Investigator for approximately (37) Firefighters at scene.

Upon arrival, fire crews found a large commercial building, approximately 20,000 square feet in size. From the outside of the structure, crews could see smoke coming from the second floor of the building. Upon entry into the garage, crews found heavy smoke conditions. During a primary search, crews found the fire was in the chimney ducting, resulting in charring in the duct space from the basement to the roof. Firefighters were able to minimize the spread of the fire with an aggressive initial attack, knocking down the fire and containing it to the ducting. The fire occurred at 11:56 am. There were no injuries as a result of the fire. CAL FIRE estimates the fire caused $150,000 dollars in damages.

Who: Pebble Beach CSD/CAL FIRE
What: Structure Fire
When: October 3, 2017, 11:56 a.m.; contained at 12:03 p.m.; controlled at 12:19 p.m. Where: The Lodge at Pebble Beach, 1500 Cypress Drive, Pebble Beach (Monterey County)