PACIFIC BEACH, Calif. (KGTV) – About 110 firefighters and medic crews responded to a fire at a three-story building under construction in Pacific Beach on Christmas morning. Two firefighters were injured and immediately treated. San Diego Fire says one had heat exhaustion and the other had minor burns.
A Lieutenant at the scene told ABC 10News that the fire started on the first floor of the building in the 1700 block of Hornblend Street around 1:00 a.m. At 1:17 a.m., a second alarm was requested and upgraded to a third one at 1:31 a.m. SDG&E was asked to shut down a power line involved in the fire. The fire spread to a couple of palm trees on Larmont Street and Grand Avenue.
Firefighters fully put out the fire by 2:06 a.m.
The fire melted doors of several cars and burned three homes near the fire. Home owners weren't home, and no residents were injured.
The San Diego Fire Metro Arson Strike Team is still investigating the cause of the fire. They say it spread quickly because of flammable fluid and construction equipment inside the site.
