On Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Mountain View Fire Department received multiple calls for service. Within the last 24 hours, the department has responded to 45 calls for service. Some of the calls were simultaneous.

At 5:33 p.m., a 9-1-1 call was received reporting a dryer fire in the laundry room at the City Sports Club at 1040 Grant Road.

Fire units were dispatched at 5:33 p.m. and arrived on the scene at 5:38 p.m. Units arrived to find the laundry room in a single-story commercial building full of smoke. Firefighters took smoldering rags from a dryer appliance and soaked them in water. The visitors of the athletic facility were evacuated while fire crews vented the smoke from the building.

The fire was extinguished with no injuries. The fire cause was determined to be a malfunctioning dryer appliance. The estimated damage to the contents is $17,000. The visitors were allowed to return to the sports club after approximately one hour after the smoke dissipated. Fire crews turned the building over to business management for continued repairs.

At 5:52 p.m., a 9-1-1 call was received reporting a fence fire threatening a home in a mobile home park in the 100 block of East El Camino Real. The occupants of the mobile home closest to the fence self-evacuated before firefighters arrived.

Fire units were dispatched at 5:52 p.m. and arrived on the scene at 5:56 p.m. Units arrived to find a fifteen linear foot section of an eight-foot-tall wooden fence on fire. Firefighters quickly initiated a fire attack with pre-connected fire attack lines and extinguished the flames. Mountain View Police closed traffic to the far right lane of East El Camino Real while fire units and equipment were on the scene.

The occupants of the affected unit were allowed to return to their home. Traffic was reopened on East El Camino Real.

The fire was extinguished with no injuries. The fire cause was determined to be accidental due to the discarding of hot ash near the base of the fence. The estimated damage to the fence is $3,000.