A car fire spread to a carport and apartment building Sunday, displacing more than a dozen residents in San Bernardino.
The fire was reported at about 7:30 a.m. in the 900 block of North Mountain View Avenue. Several vehicles were burning and flames extended to the carport and attached two-story apartment.
Several vehicles and an upstairs apartment unit were on fire when firefighters arrived.
The five was under control about 50 minutes later.
No injuries were reported.
Five vehicles and one apartment were destroyed. Four other apartments were damaged. Eighteen residents were displaced.
The cause of the fire was being investigated
“Several smoke detectors were sounding upon firefighters’ arrival and contributed to a successful evacuation,” the San Bernardino County Fire Department said in a statement. “With this morning’s time change, residents are encouraged to change batteries and test their smoke detectors which should be present in every bedroom and on each floor of a residence.”
Just after 07:30 this morning, San Bernardino County Fire responded to a vehicle fire in the 900 block of North Mountain View Avenue in the city of San Bernardino. While enroute, Comm Center advised that multiple vehicles were burning and threatening a structure. The incident was… pic.twitter.com/PCe2KiwXoV
— San Bernardino County Fire (@SBCOUNTYFIRE) March 8, 2026