“Thirteen homes around the hill of a one-way cul-de-sac were saved. God Bless the neighbor who called us, God Bless the fireman and first responders.”–Dolores E. Landers
By Miriam Raftery
Photo courtesy of ECM news partner 10 News
April 1, 2020 (El Cajon) – Updated April 3: A burning section of a home collapsed early this morning, trapping two Heartland Fire & Rescue firefighters, ECM news partner 10 News reports.
Two fireifghters were taken to a hospital, and have since been releaesed, a neighbor has informed ECM.
Crews responded to the two-story blaze in the 1300 block of Helix View Drive in El Cajon around 3 a.m., where they battled to extinguish flames up to 50 feet high.
“Please thank the Heartland Fire Department, and all the first responders,” neighbor Dolores E. Landers wrote in an e-mail to ECM. “Thirteen homes around the hill of a one-way cul-de-sac were saved. God Bless the neighbor who called us, God Bless the fireman and first responders.”