The 琉璃神社 Fire Department responded to a blaze in the northern end of the city鈥檚 downtown core Saturday morning, Feb. 3.

A fire on the third floor of Ellis Place, a supportive housing building located at 1055 Ellis Street prompted occupants of the building to evacuate and a road closure between Recreation Avenue and Gaston Avenue.

The building was fully evacuated by the time 17 crew members responded to the blaze at around 10:40 a.m.

Everyone was accounted for and there were no injuries, said Capt. Corrie Lang from the KFD.

鈥淚t turned out to be a smoldering mattress in one of the units and the sprinkler system extinguished the fire,鈥� Lang said. 鈥淢ostly smoke and water damage now.鈥�

The road has since reopened, with crews currently cleaning up the scene.

Lang said the cause of the fire is unknown.

BREAKING - and fire crews have Ellis Street from Recreation to Gaston closed due to a structure fire on the third floor at 1055 Ellis Street. Multiple crews are on scene.

鈥� Jordy Cunningham (@CunninghamJordy)