Four people were displaced Tuesday after a kitchen fire damaged an apartment in a five-unit San Rafael building in the Canal neighborhood, according to the city’s Fire Department.
Firefighters were dispatched at 1:07 p.m. Tuesday to the building at 16 Elaine Way after receiving a report of a residential structure fire. Crews arrived to find the kitchen of an apartment in flames.
The occupants had safely evacuated the building, but their dog remained inside. Firefighters located and rescued the dog and reunited it with its owners.
Crews quickly extinguished the fire and prevented it from spreading beyond the kitchen. The kitchen sustained substantial damage, while thick smoke affected the remainder of the apartment, making it temporarily uninhabitable, according to the Fire Department.
The American Red Cross assisted the four displaced residents with temporary lodging and other immediate needs.
An investigation determined the fire originated on the stove before spreading to other areas of the kitchen. No injuries were reported, fire officials said.
