Residents in an apartment on California Street in Mountain View got a surprise when it seemed like their sink was on fire.
The residents of the multi-family apartment complex in the 1900 block of California got out of the building before firefighters arrived Saturday at 3:56 p.m.
The firefighters discovered an active fire coming from the two units on the second floor of the two-story building, according to the Mountain View Fire Department.
Firefighters used thermal imaging cameras to measure heat behind the drywall and found the fire, which appeared to have begun behind the sink, had spread into the attic. Firefighters extinguished the flames, preventing the fire from spreading further into the building.
The fire was traced to a kitchen renovation project in one of the units. Damage was estimated at about $200,000.
The fire displaced included six adults and five children. They were being provided accommodations by the American Red Cross.
No injuries were reported.
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