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A fire damaged a home on the 1800 block of White Oak Drive in Menlo Park on April 26, 2023. Courtesy Jon Johnston.
A fire damaged a home on the 1800 block of White Oak Drive in Menlo Park on April 26, 2023. Courtesy Jon Johnston.

A fire at a house on the 1800 block of White Oak Drive in Menlo Park on Wednesday caused an estimated $315,000 in damages, but caused no injuries, according to the chief of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District. The home is located about a block away from Oak Knoll Elementary School.

A fire damaged a home on the 1800 block of White Oak Drive in Menlo Park on April 26, 2023. Courtesy Jon Johnston.
A fire damaged a home on the 1800 block of White Oak Drive in Menlo Park on April 26, 2023. Courtesy Jon Johnston.

The fire was reported at 12:56 p.m. on April 26, and started in the home’s kitchen. It was mostly contained to the open-concept kitchen and family room, said Chief Mark Lorenzen. The fire migrated to the attic and some shingles on the roof caught fire, he said.

Six engines responded to the call and firefighters were on the scene for about two hours.

A fire damaged a home on the 1800 block of White Oak Drive in Menlo Park on April 26, 2023. Courtesy Jon Johnston.
A fire damaged a home on the 1800 block of White Oak Drive in Menlo Park on April 26, 2023. Courtesy Jon Johnston.

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Cameron Rebosio joined The Almanac in 2022 as the Menlo Park reporter. She was previously a staff writer at the Daily Californian and an intern at the Palo Alto Weekly. Cameron graduated from the University...

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