SF Crews Extinguish House Fire Started by Discarded Barbecue Embers
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Fire crews responded Saturday afternoon to a one-alarm fire in San Francisco's Excelsior District that was started by discarded barbecue coals, fire officials said.
No one was injured or displaced in the blaze, reported about 2 p.m. at a two-story home in the 500 block of Athens Street, according to a Twitter post by the San Francisco Fire Department.
The fire contained by 2:30 p.m. and deemed accidental, officials said.
Thank you @SheriffSF and @SFPD for keeping our scene safe today at the 1st ALARM fire —515 Athens no injuries no displaced accidental cause (BBQ CHARCOALS) pic.twitter.com/LpRkgKluCF
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) March 21, 2020
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