2 Injured, 1 With Serious Burns, In East Palo Alto House Fire

EAST PALO ALTO (CBS SF) -- A two-alarm house fire in East Palo Alto injured two people Thursday, including one with serious burn injuries. authorities said.

The fire was burned at a home on Almond Court and was initially reported at 6:34 a.m., according to Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief Harold Schapelhouman.

A firefighter at the scene of a house fire on Almond Ct. in East Palo Alto, Feb. 25, 2021. (Menlo Park Fire Protection District)

A family of seven people was displaced in the fire, Schapelhouman said.

There was no immediate word on the cause. Fire investigators were on the scene as of 8 a.m. trying to determine the origin and cause of the fire.