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Firefighters battling a fire that sparked inside an Encinitas studio apartment Monday were able to contain the flames, confirmed the Encinitas Fire Department . The fire began around 3:30 p.m. in the garage on Saxony Road, just south of Leucadia Boulevard. The location is near Highway 101 and just east of Interstate 5. When firefighters arrived , they found the studio fully engulfed in flames. They were able to extinguish the fire, and there were no residents inside the house at the time. According to fire officials , it was first reported as a garage fire. Once crews made entry after containing the fire, the garage appeared to have been converted into a studio apartment with a large office area . At this time, there have been no reported injuries. The cause of the fire is not yet known. No other information was immediately available. Please refresh this page for updates on this story. Details may change as more information becomes available. Published at 4:04 PM PDT on Aug 14, 2...

What to Know Nina Brekelmans, 25, and Michael McLoughlin, 24, died one year ago after a fire broke out near Dupont Circle, on Riggs Place NW. D.C. officials found that the house where they rented rooms had not been inspected and was not licensed for rental. Cities across the country grapple with how to detect illegal apartments, experts say. The fire that sent flames shooting through the roof of a three-story rowhouse near Dupont Circle started on the first floor, investigators found . An electrical short sparked in the landlord’s living room, and the blaze raced upward in the historic house. Four people were inside. Nina Brekelmans awoke in the burning building and called 911, according to a lawsuit filed by her family. Firefighters arrived minutes later, but by the time they were able to reach her and her housemate Michael McLoughlin , it was too late. Brekelmans, 25, and McLoughlin, 24, were killed by the blaze June 3, 2015 at 1610 Riggs Place NW , where they each rented rooms....

A 53 year old man has been taken to hospital after an apartment fire in Stoney Creek. He’s being treated for smoke inhalation. The fire broke out around 5:30 this morning in a nine storey building at 837 Queenston Road, east of Centennial Parkway. Crews quickly put out the fire inside a seventh floor apartment and vented the upper floors. A second tenant in that apartment got out safely, but several pets in the apartment have died. An electrical fault is believed to have sparked the fire. Damage is estimated at $25,000.