Alameda Apartment Damaged By Fire

ALAMEDA, CA — Fire damaged the kitchen and living room of an Alameda apartment Friday evening, fire officials said.

Firefighters were sent to the apartment at 6:19 p.m. in the 500 block of Pacific Avenue where they found smoke coming from a second story unit.

Fire officials said crews forced their way into the apartment and extinguished the fire, keeping it to the one unit.

Smoke and heat caused damage throughout the apartment and an adjacent unit. An apartment on the first floor sustained minor damage because of firefighting efforts.

Fire officials said no one was injured. The fire originated from the top of the stove and was accidental.

The American Red Cross is helping the tenants who were displaced because of the fire.

— Bay City News; Image via Alameda Fire Department