A kitchen fire rendered a home near San Rafael uninhabitable Saturday and displaced two people, fire officials announced Monday.
At about 7:15 p.m., neighbors heard smoke alarms going off in a home on Mabry Way in the unincorporated community of Venetia, according to San Rafael Fire Department officials.
When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke coming from the eaves and attic area of the single-family home. Fire crews entered the house and found the fire in the kitchen.
Nobody was home at the time, but a dog was in the backyard.
The fire was quickly doused and contained to the kitchen area, but the home sustained enough smoke and other damage to render it uninhabitable, fire officials said.
The cause is under investigation. No injuries were reported, and the American Red Cross responded to help the two occupants and their dog.
