A single-alarm fire damaged an apartment in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood this morning, a fire dispatcher said.
The fire was reported at 10:34 a.m. at a two-story apartment building in the unit block of Turner Terrace, the dispatcher said.
It took about an hour for firefighters to extinguish the blaze. It was declared under control at 11:35 a.m., according to the dispatcher.
He did not know if anyone was injured in the blaze or how much damage it caused to the apartment.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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In its first year, the legislation would require construction firms contracted by San Francisco to hire at least 25 percent local residents for city jobs. The minimum would be raised by 5 percentage points every year thereafter until it is capped at 50 percent in 2016.
