By Daniel Borunda
The El Paso Times
EL PASO, Texas — Seven people escaped from a house fire Wednesday evening in Central El Paso, Fire Department officials said.
Thick smoke was coming out with flames in the rear left corner of the house when firefighters arrived at 6:32 p.m. at the home in the 3800 block of Mountain Avenue, officials said. The people inside the home at the time of the fire got out safely.
It took more than 25 firefighters about 10 minutes to get the fire under control. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Fire Department officials estimate the fire caused $20,000 in damage.
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