Fire blazes through North Redondo home
Photo submitted by Richard Rolston. Kevin Treinen, 22, woke up around 9 a.m. on Saturday to strange sounds from his roommate’s second floor bedroom, at 1612 Havemeyer in Redondo Beach. Even though the sky was sunny, he thought he could hear rain pattering on the roof. Then he heard a crashing sound. When he opened the roommate’s bedroom door, he discovered the room was engulfed in flames. “At first I thought it was my roommate Ken walking around,” Treinen said. “I didn’t expect the noise I heard to be a huge fire.” Fire was billowing from windows and front door (at right) when firefighters arrived. Photo by Sheila Hopkins Once he opened the door, black smoke spread everywhere. He fled from the house wearing the running shorts and sweatshirt he had been sleeping in. By habit, he grabbed his wallet and a pair of flip-flops. Firefighters from both Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach responded to the fire. Photo “Luckily the fire department got here quick enough to contain it,” Treinen said. “I’m curious to see how bad it spread. I didn’t smell smoke until I opened the door. Maybe the neighbor did because his window was open. All I know is his [ the roommate’s] room is toast.” According…
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