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Paso Robles Fire knocked down a garage fire on Wednesday.

Firefighters say an overloaded electrical circuit sparked a structure fire early Wednesday morning in Paso Robles.

– On Thursday at 6:52 p.m., Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services responded to a report of a commercial structure fire at 810 11th Street., in Paso Robles. Firefighters arrived within three minutes and found nothing showing at the reported address, which was Taste restaurant. After making entry, firefighters found a small propane torch and cylinder, that were burning under a rack in the kitchen. The cylinder fire had spread and ignited flammables on the shelf above. The sprinkler system immediately activated prior to firefighters’ arrival and kept the fire from spreading.

– On Friday night, Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services responded to a vegetation fire in the Salinas Riverbed. The fire was quickly extinguished and is out at this time. Smoke could still be seen in the riverbed and around downtown Paso Robles Saturday morning.

– Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services is teaming up with the National Fire Protection, the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years, to promote this year’s fire prevention WeekTM campaign, “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety.” This year’s campaign, Oct. 3-9, works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe.