By Town Crier Staff

A2-alarm fire destroyed a Los Altos cottage on Borderhill Road Monday afternoon. A woman who lived in the converted garage escaped the fire but suffered burns on 89 percent of her body. The fire completely destroyed the separate garage which had been converted to a residential unit. A Life Flight helicopter transported her to Valley Medical Center in San Jose. Santa Clara Valley Fire Department Arson Investigator Dennis Johnson described her condition as life-threatening.

The fire was discovered by neighbors who ran to assist the woman when she ran through her burning house. The cause of the fire is under investigation.