San Carlos apartment fire
San Diego firefighters battle the apartment blaze in San Carlos. Courtesy San Diego Fire-Rescue

An early afternoon apartment fire in San Carlos displaced a family of three Friday.

The non-injury blaze erupted shortly after 12:30 p.m. on the third floor of a four-story residential complex on Park Ridge Boulevard near Wandermere Drive, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

It took crews about 10 minutes to extinguish the flames, the agency reported.

The American Red Cross was called in to help the two adults and one child who live in the damaged unit arrange for emergency shelter.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

— City News Service

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.