Firefighters battled a house fire that broke out in University City Friday afternoon.
The fire sparked at around 3:30 p.m. on Bloch Street northeast of the Interstate 5/State Route 52 interchange. SDFD said smoke was coming out of the home when firefighters arrived.
SkyRanger 7 flew over the home and saw firefighters on the roof spraying water on flames through large holes in the two-story home's roof.
SDFD said two neighboring homes were in danger of catching fire, but they were spared in the end. It took crews around 30 minutes to knock down the flames, SDFD said.
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Five adult residents of the home are being assisted by the Red Cross, according to SDFD. No injuries were reported.
SDFD has not determined the cause of the fire.
Firefighters said the blaze caused an estimated $750,000 in damage to the house and $250,000 to the contents.
