By Will Jason
The Marin Independent Journal
SAN ANSELMO, Calif. — A kitchen fire left a San Anselmo house with $125,000 in damage Sunday afternoon but a sprinkler system doused the flames before they could cause additional destruction, authorities said.
The fire broke out at 137 Humboldt Ave. after residents accidentally left a plastic serving tray on a stove before leaving the house, said Ross Valley fire Chief Roger Meagor. The residents returned home and reported the blaze at 1:44 p.m. but by the time firefighters arrived it had been extinguished by automatic sprinklers, he said.
“Without the fire sprinklers there would have been major damage to the home,” Meagor said.
Installation of sprinklers is required by state code for new home construction and by town ordinance for major remodeling projects.
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