Man Dies in House Fire in Guerneville

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A man is dead after a fire that destroyed his house in Guerneville. The Sonoma County Fire District says his two roommates escaped the house and drove to a fire station to report the fire at about 7:30 Wednesday morning. The two men tried to get the other man out of his bedroom, but weren’t able to because of how fast the flames spread. Authorities say the remote area where the house was located doesn’t have strong cellphone service, which may explain why the men didn’t call 911 to report the fire. Firefighters didn’t arrive until 50 minutes after the fire was reported. Officials say by then, the two-story house built in 1936 was reduced to rubble.