
Two Point Loma residents were rushed to the hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after flames broke out at their Nipoma Street home April 25, according to fire officials. The fire occurred around 5 p.m. The blaze, which caused about $700,000 damage to the structure and its contents, was triggered when a candle ignited a blanket in an upstairs bedroom, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue Deparment spokesman Maurice Luque. Five engines and about 35 fire personnel responded to the blaze and managed to contain it in about a half-hour, Luque said. Contrary to initial news reports, no one was trapped in the second-story area of the home, and the injuries to the residents of the home were not considered life threatening, Luque said. There was no damage to neighboring homes or structures. The fire caused about $500,000 damage to the lone structure and $200,000 damage to its contents.