11 Displaced By Mountain View Apartment Fire

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Eleven people were displaced after a kitchen fire sparked at an apartment complex Saturday in Mountain View.

Firefighters responded shortly before 4 p.m. to a 911 call reporting a fire under a sink in the 1900 block of California Street, according to the Mountain View Fire Department.

Crews arrived within a minute and found fire coming from two second-floor units of the two-story apartment complex, fire officials said. Occupants had evacuated before firefighters arrived.

Firefighters used thermal imaging cameras to determine the fire spread to the attic. Crews extinguished the blaze with a hose line, preventing further spread through the building, officials said. Crews also cut holes in the ceiling and walls to ensure flames were fully extinguished.

No injuries were reported, but 11 residents from two units were displaced by damage from the fire, smoke and water, according to the department. The American Red Cross arranged temporary housing for the six adults and five children.

The blaze caused an estimated $200,000 in damage, officials said. The fire originated in the kitchen of a vacant adjoining apartment and was determined to be accidental, caused by a renovation mishap.