UPDATE: 10:15AM: A fire Saturday morning at a Levi Gulch home has been extinguished, according to Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi. No injuries were reported. The owners were home at the time of the fire.
About 40 percent of the home was damaged. The size of the home is estimated to be between 3,000 to 3,500-square foot. Another 20 to 30 percent of the home received smoke damage.
Early cost estimates of damage would be between $150,000 to $200,000, said Giomi.
The fire, reported to dispatch at 8:39 a.m. is believed to have started in the roof near the center of the home and then spread, said Giomi. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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UPDATE: Carson City firefighters responded Saturday morning to a structure fire in the 4200 block of Levi Gulch Road, between Lakeview and Wagon Wheel. Fire investigators have been called.
The fire was reported at around 8:40 a.m. Smoke is visible in the area and the fire is said to be a roof of a home that was spreading into other areas.
Carson City sheriff's patrol officers were called to the scene to direct traffic in the area. Firefighters on the scene report heavy smoke and requested mutual aid to cover other stations responding.
East Fork and Lyon County engines have also responded.