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Unattended Barbecue Sets Fire to 2 Apartment Units in Point Loma

No injuries were reported, but five adults were displaced from the two units, according to SDFD.

Officials say an outdoor barbecue was left unattended with food on it, and the fire spread from an outdoor patio on the first floor, into the first-floor unit and up to the second-floor unit above.

Two apartment units at a complex in Point Loma were burned Thursday by a fire that started from an unattended barbecue, San Diego Fire-Rescue (SDFD) officials said.

The fire broke out at an apartment building at 4344 W. Point Loma Blvd. just before 4:30 p.m., according to SDFD.

Officials say an outdoor barbecue was left unattended with food on it, and the fire spread from an outdoor patio on the first floor, into the first-floor unit and up to the second-floor unit above.

No injuries were reported, but five adults were displaced from the two units, SDFD said.

Initial estimates of structural and content damages from the fire are around $225,000.

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