2:35 PM: A fire that started in the flue of a restaurant in San Francisco’s Financial District this afternoon has been extinguished, a fire department spokeswoman said.
The fire was reported at 1:22 p.m. on the ground floor of a three-story building near the intersection of Jackson and Front streets.
Yong Chong, an employee at Cafe Insalata, said smoke was coming from a restaurant across the street, Kokkari Estiatorio, located at 200 Jackson St.
Fire department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said the flue runs all the way to the top of the building, and although firefighters also found fire in the flue space on the top floor, the flames did not extend into the building.
The blaze was extinguished at 2:04 p.m., she said.
The building was safely evacuated while crews fought the fire, and no injuries have been reported, Talmadge said
2:11 PM: Firefighters are responding to a fire that apparently started in the flue of a restaurant in San Francisco’s Financial District this afternoon, a fire captain said.
The fire was reported at 1:22 p.m. on the ground floor of a three-story building near Battery and Front streets, fire Capt. Jeanne Seyler said.
Yong Chong, an employee at Cafe Insalata, said smoke was coming from the restaurant across the street, Kokkari Estiatorio, located at 200 Jackson St.
The flue runs all the way up to the top of the building, and firefighters also found fire in the flue space on the top floor, Seyler said.
She said the entire building is being evacuated while crews battle the blaze, which had not been extinguished as of 1:40 p.m.
No injuries have been reported, she said.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
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