A home in Nipomo was destroyed in a fire Monday afternoon.
The fire was reported just before 1:15 p.m. at a home near the corner of Alejandro Way and Hillview Place.
The house was described as a single-story, single-family home.
According to CAL FIRE, the cause of the fire is under investigation but initial reports indicated that it started in the kitchen.
A resident told KSBY News that she left her oven on a self-cleaning cycle while she was outside. After about a half-hour, she noticed smoke and called 911.
"It's real important for people to make sure that when they're doing any type of cooking, cleaning, charging of batteries, that they remain present during that time," said CAL FIRE Battalion Chief Paul Lee. "To leave any oven on and have it doing a self-cleaning process, someone should be in the house. If you're charging batteries, someone should be in the house. If you're not going to be in the house, maybe wait for a little bit to do that type of operation when you can accommodate being at home."
Fire officials say no one was injured, and firefighters were able to prevent the flames from spreading beyond the house.
