By Gary Klien
The Marin Independent Journal
MARIN, Calif. — A reported chimney fire grew to a three-alarm incident Tuesday night at the Skywalker Ranch off Lucas Valley Road.
The fire was reported shortly after 5:30 p.m. as a chimney fire in the 50,000-square-foot “Main House,” an office building on the property near Nicasio, firefighters said.
The private Skywalker fire crew called for help from the Marin County Fire Department, which called for backup firefighters from San Rafael. No one was injured, said county fire Battalion Chief Mike Giannini. The cause was under investigation, but Giannini said the fire apparently started in the area of a fireplace.
Giannini said the extra firefighters were called in to make sure the fire didn’t spread throughout the building.
The fire caused “little to no damage,” said Lucasfilm spokeswoman Emilie Nicks.
Sheriff’s deputies were on scene to provide traffic control.
Lucasfilm owns three properties on 6,100 acres in the area.
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