There were no injuries and the cause of the fire is unknown.
The local Red Cross shelter has been notified to assist the displaced and a fire investigator is en route, stated Zaniboni.
Update by edhat staff
Firefighters are tackling a large structure fire in the 6700 block of Del Playa in Isla Vista Thursday evening.
Crews responded to 6767 Del Playa just before 9:00 p.m. for a two-alarm fire and evacuated nearby buildings.
Scanner traffic reported residents on the balcony escaping the fire, but there have been no confirmed injuries over the emergency scanner.
Reports are still coming in and edhat will update this article with more information as it becomes available.
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Reported by Roger the Scanner Guy
Major structure fire, it must be big. It sounds like 6765, 6767, and 6769 Del Playa owned by Wolf and Assoc. The streets are being shut down.
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