MOUNTAIN VIEW — An appliance fire in a multifamily residence displaced five people due to water and smoke damage Saturday night, authorities said.

The fire, which was on the 2000 block of Latham Street, was called in to 911 just before 9:30 p.m., according to a press release from the Mountain View Fire Department.

The building’s residents evacuated themselves prior to the arrival of firefighters at 9:32 p.m., authorities said. When the firefighters arrived, they saw smoke coming from a condo on the second floor of a three-story building. Water was also flowing from two sprinkler heads.

Firefighters used thermal imaging to make sure that the fire did not spread, authorities said. The firefighters also shut off the sprinkler heads and carried out salvage operations to remove excess water

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