Fire calls, week of July 11 through July 17
The Petaluma Fire Department recorded 37 medical calls and 69 emergency calls during the week of July 11 through July 17. Here are a few of those reports.
FRIDAY, July 15
12:49 p.m. - A convex mirror positioned in a fatefully unfortunate orientation was suspected as the culprit in a fire at 1537 Tamar Dr., having possibly caught the sun just right to direct a concentrated pinpoint of searing light that caused a pile of mulch to ignite on Friday, according to the Petaluma Fire Department. The fire had grown to involve a portion of a fence and an exterior shed at the property by the time firefighters arrived to quickly extinguish the blaze.
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