A small kitchen fire broke out on the 21st floor of a retirement community home in La Jolla, prompting evacuations Friday.
It happened around 6:40 p.m. on the 8000 block of Costa Verde Boulevard. According to San Diego Fire Rescue (SDFD), the top three floors of the high rise have been temporarily evacuated.
The fire sparked when a chef sprayed cooking oil into a pan. The pan caught fire, setting off a ceiling fire alarm at Vi, a senior assisted living facility. The cook was slightly injured, according to SDFD.
The fire was quickly extinguished. No other information was immediately available.
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