Marin County house fully collapses to the ground after soaking rain

March 29, 2022

A Marin County home that was under construction on a steep hillside collapsed into a pile of rubble early Tuesday, officials said.

The Ross Valley Fire Department responded to the scene of the collapsed home on Pine Drive in Fairfax just before 4 a.m. The home was unoccupied, and no one was injured. The fire department told SFGATE that no other details were available. 

The Marin Independent Journal reported that the building “collapsed in place” due to a retaining wall failure. A preliminary investigation revealed that the recent rains soaked the soil and loosened the hillside under the retaining wall, the Marin I-J said.

The wettest storm since the start of the year swept the Bay Area Sunday night into Monday. A rain gauge in Fairfax recorded 1.69 inches of rain over the course of two days, according to the National Weather Service.

March 29, 2022 A house on the side of a hill in Fairfax, Calif., collapsed on March 29, 2022, officials said. Ross Valley Fire Department A Marin County home that was under construction on a steep hillside collapsed into a pile of rubble early Tuesday, officials said. The Ross Valley Fire Department responded to the scene of the collapsed home on Pine Drive in Fairfax just before 4 a.m. The home was unoccupied, and no one was injured. The fire department told SFGATE that no other details were available.  A house on the side of a hill in Fairfax, Calif., collapsed on March 29, 2022, officials said. Ross Valley Fire Department The Marin Independent Journal reported that the building “collapsed in place” due to a retaining wall failure. A preliminary investigation revealed that the recent rains soaked the soil and loosened the hillside under the retaining wall, the Marin I-J said. The wettest storm since the start of the year swept the Bay Area Sunday night into Monday. A rain gauge in Fairfax recorded 1.69 inches of rain over the course of two days, according to the National Weather Service.