Courtesy of Oceanside Fire Department / NBC San Diego
At midnight on December 9th, a fire started in a stand-alone Rubio’s restaurant damaging the interior of the building. The restaurant was located on the corner of Oceanside Boulevard and College Boulevard in San Diego, California. Initially, fire fighters only saw smoke inside of the building and were taking an offensive approach to putting out the fire. They would later switch to a defensive position as the flames reached the roof of the building.
Ventilation holes were cut in the roof to increase visibility for fire fighters to locate the remaining flames. After about 25 minutes, all fire fighters exited the building due to concerns of the roof collapsing. Additional fire fighters were deployed and after about 4 hours, the fire was put out. No injuries were reported, and no damage estimate was immediately available.