By Jonathan Lockett – San Jose Mercury News
PINOLE — An accidental fire temporarily displaced residents of a retirement home early Friday, fire officials said.
The fire at Bay Park Retirement Residence occurred around 12:08 a.m. when an overheated refrigerator evaporator in a second floor apartment caused a fire in the space between the first and second floors, according to a Pinole Fire Department spokesman.
The building’s sprinklers contained the fire until firefighters arrived at the Appian Way building at 12:13 a.m. The fire was contained at 12:30 a.m.
“It would have been a very nasty fire without the sprinklers,” said Fire Chief Ron Gesner.
Gesner estimated smoke and water damage at about $20,000. The displaced residents were put in other rooms, according to residence staff.
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