SDFD Crews Put Out Kitchen Fire In Apartment

SAN DIEGO, CA — Fire crews extinguished a kitchen fire Wednesday on the fifth floor of an apartment building in the Gaslamp Quarter.

The blaze was reported at 1:17 p.m. at 372 Fourth Ave., according to Monica Munoz, spokeswoman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

Firefighters were able to quickly douse the fire and no injuries were reported, Munoz said. She added that firefighters spent time clearing smoke out of the building's fifth floor.

Floors below sustained some water damage, according to the department.

It was unclear how the fire started.

— City News Service