Duplex Fire

AFD arrived quickly arrived on scene and found light smoke exiting the front door of the Duplex. The occupant was alerted  by the smoke alarms and self evacuated.

Crews immediately entered through the front door and found a fire above the floor heater. The fire was extinguished within 5 min.

Heat from the floor heater ignited paper products that were too close resulting in a fire.  A 3'X3' area in the living room above the floor heater suffered moderate fire damage. No injuries were reported from this fire.

Community Risk Message: Keep combustible materials at least 3 feet from any heating source.

Melissa Romero
Public Information Officer
Albuquerque Fire Department
11500 Sunset Gardens SW
Albuquerque, NM 87121
505-768-9317

AFD FF's Save Pizza Hut and Billy's Pub from Fire

AFD units were dispatched to a structure fire at 520am this morning to Pizza Hut located at 1020 Juan Tabo NE.

15 units and 39 FF's arrived minutes later to find smoke and flame coming from a window. The FF's forced the door, located the fire in the dining room and extinguished the fire within 5 min.

Crews worked quickly to extinguish the fire and in doing so, prevented the extension of the fire to the remaining areas of the Pizza Hut and Billy's Pub.

No structural damage was found to the Pizza Hut but only minimal fire and smoke damage noted in a small portion of the restaurant.  

The Pizza Hut will be closed today while AFD Fire Investigators determine the cause and origin of the fire.

No injuries were reported.

Melissa Romero
Public Information Officer
Albuquerque Fire Department
11500 Sunset Gardens SW
Albuquerque, NM 87121
505-768-9317

AFD Prevents Possible Gas Explosion During Mobile Home Fire

AFD quickly responded to a mobile home fire at 12931 Central Ave NE Space 66 at 7:00am this morning.

The first unit reported heavy smoke and fire being expelled from the floor of the single wide mobile home. All occupants safely evacuated prior to our arrival.

During the fire extinguishment, a gas leak was discovered by FF's in a separate area in the mobile home. The FF's prevented a possible explosion by quickly extinguishing the fire and containing it to that immediate area.

The fire cause and origin is unknown at this time but doesn't seem suspicious. No injuries were reported.

Red Cross is assisting the family of five with housing and necessities.



Melissa Romero
Public Information Officer
Albuquerque Fire Department
11500 Sunset Gardens SW
Albuquerque, NM 87121
505-768-9317