Firefighters fought this Thursday afternoon against a Fire that broke out at a former Ruby’s Diner on the historic Oceanside City Pierin San Diego County.
The flames were reported shortly after 3:00 p.m.and according to authorities, the fire started in a vacant building at the western end of the pier.
Ruby’s Diner closed its doors three years ago.
Dozens of residents and visitors watched from the shore the thick column of smoke that enveloped the end of the historic pier.
Images captured from the air They allowed us to observe the fire that consumed the old building as two firefighting boats sprayed water at the structure, as did a lifesaving unit with a long fire hose.
It was also possible to see interior sections of the building that were burning in an adjacent section of the deck.
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Around 4:00 pm, a third firefighting boat joined in the fight against the flamesbut thick smoke continued to billow from all sides of the two-story structure, as well as from beneath the dock.
The first reports do not mention injured people due to the fire, the causes of which are under investigation by the authorities.
He Oceanside Fire Department He asked all residents to avoid the area near the pier and stay away from Pacific and The Strand while emergency crews work to extinguish the fire.
The Oceanside Fire Department is currently engaged in fighting a fire on the Oceanside Pier. We are asking all citizens to please stay away from the immediate area.
— Oceanside Fire Department (@Oceanside_Fire) April 25, 2024
Fortunately, the fireboat crews They didn’t have to fight through the waveswhich was about 2 or 3 feet, which made his work less difficult.
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“What we know is that the fire crews decided to use a defensive tactic and not try to save the restaurant, but save the rest of the dock“Oceanside Mayor Esther Sánchez told NBC.
At 4:21 p.m., a helicopter operated jointly by Cal Fire and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department dropped water on the burning structure, a rare occurrence.
By this time, the roof had collapsed on a small structure next to the old Ruby’s Diner building, and flames were beginning to escape the confines of the larger structurewhose roof was beginning to char.
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The helicopter made several water drops on the burning building, but the fire refused to be extinguished.
Carlsbad, Vista North County Fire and Camp Pendleton Ground firefighting teams were sent to assist in this incident.
Businesses and restaurants located near the pier closed their doors because The winds carried smoke and ashes to the coast.
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At around 5:00 p.m., in a press conference, Oceanside Fire Chief David Parsons said that first responders were the first to report the fire and that It took five minutes for the fire crews to arrive..
The fire chief also mentioned that most of the burned building had been demolished and that The firefighters’ work was focused on keeping it under control.although flames were still observed on the deck.
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The Oceanside Pier was originally built in 1888but was destroyed twice: it fell during a storm in 1890 and was rebuilt in 1896. The pier was destroyed again in 1902.
A similar incident occurred at the Seal Beach Pier in 2016., when a fire destroyed another former Ruby’s Diner building. That conflagration was caused by an electrical problem.
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