Fire Claims Garage of Murrieta Home

Fire destroyed the garage of a Murrieta home Friday night, along with the car inside it. Other parts of the home were damaged by smoke and heat.

Seventeen firefighters, four engines, a truck and a breathing support vehicle rushed to the house to the home at 29504 Pebble Beach Dr. shortly before 7 p.m. Friday, to find the garage fully involved.

Flames engulfed a Jaguar parked inside the garage before threatening to spread to the second floor above the garage. Crews accessed the second floor from the roof of the garage, using ventilation tactics and were successful in putting out the flames.

The fire had also spread to parts of the kitchen and family room areas by the time the first fire engine arrived, according to Matt Corelli, spokesman for the Murrieta Fire Department.

The fire was extinguished by 7:24 p.m., but caused about $150,000 worth of damage, Corelli said.

The home is located off Hunter Road in east Murrieta, and borders the eastern edge of the Golf Club at Rancho California.

No one was injured in the fire. The damage was estimated at about $150,000, Corelli said. The cause of the fire was still under investigation.

Editor's note: This story was updated with new information since its first publication. Duncan Shand contributed to this report.