2 Injured In San Leandro Apartment Fire

SAN LEANDRO, CA — Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in a San Leandro apartment early this morning, Alameda County fire officials said.

At about 5:30 a.m., fire crews responded to the apartment in the 4400 block of Sweetwater Drive to find heavy smoke and flames coming from a second-story apartment and the attic above the unit. Crews extinguished the single-alarm fire within 25 minutes, according to fire officials.

Two people suffered minor injuries in the blaze, which also damaged two adjacent units.

The fire might have been caused by someone improperly disposing of a cigarette, fire officials said.

Four people were displaced as a result of the blaze.

— Bay City News; Image via Alameda County Fire Department Facebook page