Fire contained at Fallbrook apartment

Firefighters were able to knock down a blaze that erupted in the kitchen of a Fallbrook apartment Tuesday evening.

A call came in at 7:41 p.m. reporting the fire at Pine View Apartments on Alturas Road north of Ammunition Road, according to North County Fire Protection District Capt. John Choi.

When fire crews arrived at the apartment complex, they found smoke emanating from a second-story window, Choi said. The crews headed into the affected apartment unit and discovered a fire on the stove in the apartment's kitchen.

Choi said firefighters were able to get the blaze under control within about eight minutes of arriving on-scene.

Three engines were still at the apartment unit as of about 8 p.m. performing overhaul on the blaze, Choi said.

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