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Monterey officials praise firefighters, Red Cross after large multi‑alarm Casanova apartment fire
Summary
City leaders credited firefighters, police, Red Cross and local nonprofits for rescuing residents and organizing shelter after a three‑story apartment fire on Kasanova; the fire prompted mutual‑aid, mass‑casualty response and sheltering at the Hyatt for dozens of displaced residents.
Monterey’s City Council on March 17 publicly thanked firefighters, police, Red Cross and numerous nonprofit and city departments for their response to a large three‑alarm fire the previous week at an 86‑unit, three‑story apartment building on Kasanova.
Fire Chief Moore gave a detailed after‑action summary describing the building’s center‑hall construction, common attic and lack of sprinklers — features the chief said caused the fire to spread rapidly. Crews rescued residents from balconies, conducted roof and…
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