Three people were injured Friday in a fire at a 12-story residential building in downtown San Diego.
The fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of Sixth Avenue, near the intersection of A Street, according to the San Diego Fire- Rescue Department.
Fire officials said they extinguished the blaze on the sixth floor and then worked to clear smoke from the building.
Fire officials reported that three people were injured, with two of them taken to Hillcrest Medical Center at UC San Diego Health. The extent of the injuries was not immediately known.
A total of 44 personnel were assigned to the fire, including six engines, three medics and two trucks, officials said.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
–City News Service
