Smoking could be the cause of a blaze that destroyed much of a Bennett Valley house over the weekend. Fire officials called the fire accidental. Smoking remained a possibility, but investigators still were attempting to rule out other options, said Gold Ridge Battalion Chief Darrin DeCarli. Sunday’s fire caused about $350,000 in damage to the Ponderosa Drive house in east Santa Rosa.
It burned much of the home and fire officials said what was left probably couldn’t be saved. No one was home at the rental when firefighters arrived. The fire was reported at 4:34 p.m. and the first engine arrived at 4:37 p.m. from Bennett Valley’s nearby fire station, said fire officials. Fire officials were concerned embers could ignite dry grasses and threaten nearby Annadel State Park. Several fire departments were called to the fire.
Ponderosa Drive is off of Bennett Valley Road, east of Sonoma Mountain Road. It backs up to open space that leads to the state park. The fire was held to the single-story home and was controlled in about 45 minutes. The investigation showed the fire started outside, possibly on a deck, said DeCarli. An indoor marijuana growing operation tenants had been setting up in the garage did not appear to be related, said fire officials.
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