Fire Above Martuni's Snarls Traffic At Market & Valencia

Fire Above Martuni's Snarls Traffic At Market & ValenciaPhoto: Janice Li/Twitter
Teresa Hammerl
Published on February 21, 2017

A 1-alarm structure fire broke out around 1:35pm at 1751 Market St., stalling traffic at Market and Valencia this afternoon.

Firefighters contained the fire by 1:44pm, according to fire department tweets.

While the F-Market was turning back at Market and 11th and the SFMTA advised commuters to use the subway lines to and from the Castro instead while fire fighters cleared the scene, regular service resumed as of 2:23pm.

No injuries have been reported, although one person at the scene was being evaluated for smoke inhalation

The fire is still under investigation, SFFD spokesperson Jonathan Baxter has confirmed, and no additional details are available yet.