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SF Firefighters Put Out Blaze In Park Above Cliff House

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- An early-morning fire at a park near San Francisco's Ocean Beach burned brush and grass near a homeless encampment but did not cause any property damage or injuries, a fire lieutenant said.

Fire personnel were called around 5:45 a.m. Saturday to a fire at Sutro Heights Park in the 600 block of 48th Avenue, San Francisco Fire Lt. Lopez said.

Fire crews arriving on the scene saw trees and grass on fire.

A homeless encampment near the scene of the fire was pushed up against a fence, and no injuries or property damage were reported, he said.

Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control by 6:22 a.m. Investigators are looking into what caused the fire.

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