Fire in Multi-Unit Building Limited to One Apartment

A woman occupant and a firefighter were injured in a fire shortly after midnight in a multi-unit apartment building at 1323 Lincoln Ave. Monday.

According to Chief Christopher Gray, the fire in apartment eight was heavily engulfed in  smoke and flames when firefighters arrived under the command of Battalion Chief Jim Lydon.

The occupant suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation and was taken to Marin General Hospital. In addition, a firefighter was hit in the face by a piece of equipment, causing a nearly four-inch laceration, Lydon said. The firefighter was taken to Marin General and treated and released.

Lydon said a fire alarm alerted the occupant to the fire, which was extinguished by firefighters within about 15 minutes.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

"There is evidence the cause was associated with smoking materials," Lydon said.