Merced County fire crews are mopping up an early morning fire that destroyed a home Tuesday.
Crews say they were called to the house, along the 3000 block of Nelander around 3:30 a.m.
Everyone inside the home made it out safely. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Cal Fire offers this checklist to help you be prepared for a fire in your home:
- Check the battery in your smoke detector
- Practicing fire drills with your family
- Ensuring that your burglar bars have quick release mechanisms
- Keeping working fire extinguishers available.
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