Snelling home sustains substantial fire damage, Merced County Fire says

A Snelling home sustained substantial damage after a fire on Tuesday evening, according to the Merced County Fire Department/Cal Fire.

There were no reported injures. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Engine 65, assigned to Snelling, responded to the report of a structure fire at 5 p.m., according to a social media post by the Merced County Fire Department.

Firefighters arrived on the scene to see heavy fire coming from the second story. Firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to additional structures.

Four engines, two water tenders, two chief officers, two investigators and 14 firefighters responded to the incident.

This story was originally published February 2, 2021 at 9:56 PM.

Shawn Jansen

Merced Sun-Star

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Sports writer Shawn Jansen has been covering Merced area sports for 20 years. He came to Merced from Suisun City and is a graduate of San Diego State University. Prior to the Sun-Star, Shawn worked at the Daily Republic in Fairfield.