When crews arrived, Captain Sabin said smoke was billowing from the open garage, and the water heater was ablaze. Firefighters quickly put out the fire. No injuries were reported.

CALIFORNIA CITY — To help encourage housing development in some areas of the city, the City Council agreed to move forward with an ordinance that will allow for garages that could be as much as five ...

The fire damaged the garage as well as a neighboring house and other garages. The resident was using a propane heater to heat the garage while working on his truck. “He went inside the home for ...