Ukiah’s Masonite Fire Prompts Investigation, Public Asked to Aid Inquiry
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for assistance in its investigation of the Masonite Fire, which broke out on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, near Highway 101 and Masonite Road in northern Ukiah. The fire triggered evacuations and highway closures as emergency crews worked to control the blaze.
According to a post on MCSO’s Facebook page, detectives are collaborating with the Ukiah Valley Fire Authority to investigate the fire’s origins. Authorities are asking anyone who may have captured photos or videos near Highway 101 and Masonite Road before fire personnel arrived to upload their footage using a provided link or QR code. “This digital evidence will assist with this continuing investigation,” the statement reads.
The fire, which ignited around 4:45 p.m., rapidly spread across both sides of Highway 101, forcing the closure of the highway’s northbound lanes. Flames were reported not only along the road but also in the median, and evacuations were ordered for areas behind the Mendo Mill.
Evacuations were extended as the fire pushed eastward, and firefighters worked to protect structures in the path of the blaze, while emergency medical teams responded to incidents such as smoke inhalation.
By 5:31 p.m., the fire had subsided enough for the incident commander to scale back some emergency measures.
Officials continue to assess the damage and determine the cause of the fire. Anyone with information is encouraged to share it with investigators to aid in the ongoing efforts to understand the circumstances leading to the blaze.
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How are homeless people not suspect #1, 2 and 3? We know they are down there falling asleep while standing. This is the sheriff’s and law enforcement as a wholes fault for dropping the ball in our community. These people need to go.
Where do they need to go?
That’s law enforcement problem.
It’s better to have evidence before pointing fingers at whoever’s standing nearby.
It’s not pointing fingers when this is a semi annual event. This is a fact of our community. These homeless are behind big daddy lighting fires all the time.
San Francisco “going home” project is shipping them everywhere they can. As far away as Hawaii where they are also starting fires and creating a nuisance, the fentanyl zombies are spreading everywhere under a free for all system where nobody is held responsible and the cops hands are tied