SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A fire at an apartment building in San Francisco's Polk Gulch neighborhood left 17 people displaced early Wednesday morning, fire officials said.
The one-alarm fire was reported on the fourth floor of a building at 990 Geary St. near Polk Street and firefighters responded and had water on the flames by 12:50 a.m., according to the San Francisco Fire Department.
The fire was considered contained about five minutes later and no injuries were reported to any firefighters or civilians.
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The American Red Cross and city departments responded to assist the displaced residents, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, city fire officials said.
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