A fire started on the second floor rear of the building on the corner of Juneau and California Av. shortly after 11:p.m. Saturday. The Seattle Fire Department arrived at the scene and climbed up the rear fire escape and, after some effort, knocked the door down to enter.

The fire was under control within 15 minutes, according to the fire department.

The building has two ground floor tenants, Juneau Market and Ho-Win Chinese Restaurant.

"I saw flames coming out the back window and called the police," said a neighbor, Kelsi Gierlinski, who police say was the first to call 911. "The flames spread to the roof really fast and jumped from the telephone pole by the building along the wire to the next pole east."

It appears the apartment's residents had vacated.