UPDATE 2:46 p.m.: LoCO superfriend Mark McKenna reports from the scene that the fire is actually in Fairhaven. An old motor home in a homeless encampment is the source of the blaze (see above and below). McKenna notes “piles of trash everywhere.” Emergency personnel are on site and have the situation under control.
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UPDATE, 2:35 p.m.: Another angle below sent in by Jacob Carson:
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Original post: KHUM and KSLG callers report seeing black smoke rising near Samoa. Friend of the LoCO Veronica Vellutini sent in the below shot speculating that “whatever is located straight across from the bay from the mall is on fire.”
We’ll update when we know more.