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Apr. 26—Sixty firefighters battled flames at an unoccupied four-story apartment building in San Francisco's Presidio Heights neighborhood on Friday morning, officials said.
The San Francisco Fire Department said the first report of the fire at Lyon and Clay streets came in at 4:26 a.m.
"The fire was so large on their arrival, so they immediately struck a second alarm, which immediately brings a second round of firefighters to the scene," Capt. Justin Schorr, a spokesperson for the department, told SFGATE.
The fire was under control by 5 a.m., Schorr said.
The owner of the six-unit building told the fire department that the apartments are under renovation, according to Schorr. Firefighters still searched the building for people and did not find anyone.
The building's roof and top floor were heavily damaged by flames. "The lower floors had minimal fire impact, but will have smoke and water damage at a minimum, Schorr said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. "Fire inspectors and the Department of Building Inspection are already on scene," Schorr told SFGATE at 8:30 a.m.
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