Fire in parked truck spreads to apartment building in North Park [Breaking]
A fire that began in a truck parked next to a North Park apartment building on Wednesday morning spread to the side of the building before firefighters doused the blaze, officials said.
Crews were called to the building on Utah Street near Adams Avenue shortly after 10:50 a.m. When they arrived, they saw “heavy smoke and fire” as flames quickly spread up the side of the building, San Diego Fire-Rescue Capt. Joe Amador told OnScene TV. Flames also spread to a commercial building, according to a San Diego Fire-Rescue Department online report.The fire was out in about 30 minutes, Amador said. Crews remained on scene to do overhaul and salvaging on both floors of the building, the department said.
Damage to the building and property is an estimated $150,000. No specific cause of the fire was immediately released.
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