"A fire early Thursday at a homeless encampment burned two buildings and caused damage to both of them, fire officials said. Crews got calls from several people about 5:25 a.m. about the fire in the 1300 block of Second Street near Gilman Street, spokesperson Deputy Fire Chief Keith May said. When they arrived, they saw a fire burning at the encampment, which was situated between two buildings. Both of buildings were damaged when the fire spread to them."
"Keith said it was not known immediately the financial cost of the blaze. Both had been abandoned and nobody was inside. Nobody at the homeless camp was injured. Crews had the blaze under control by 6 a.m."
A fire early Thursday at a homeless encampment burned two buildings and caused damage to both. Multiple people reported the blaze around 5:25 a.m. in the 1300 block of Second Street near Gilman Street. Firefighters arrived to find flames at an encampment situated between two buildings. The fire spread from the encampment to both adjacent structures, resulting in damage. Both buildings were abandoned and unoccupied at the time. No one at the homeless camp was injured. Fire crews had the blaze under control by 6 a.m. The immediate financial cost of the blaze was not known.
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