A 1-alarm structure fire broke out around 1:35pm at 1751 Market St., stalling traffic at Market and Valencia this afternoon.
Smoke coming out of building above Martuni's at Market & Valencia. #SFFD on site, people walking out via fire escape. pic.twitter.com/TLtoFxRCYF
— Janice Li (@erby) February 21, 2017
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.
UPDATE: Delay at Market and Valencia has cleared. #FMarket resuming regular svc in both directions.
— SFMTA (@sfmta_muni) February 21, 2017
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.
