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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTwo teenagers admitted to starting the vegetation fire in the Sign Hill area of South San Francisco that prompted evacuations and displaced residents for hours on Friday afternoon, police said.South San Francisco police said “an alert resident in the neighborhood” reported seeing two teenage boys leaving the area of shortly after the fire started just before noon Friday. Police said they identified two local juveniles, ages 14 and 16, as part of their “follow up investigation” and questioned them.The pair subsequently admitted to Police Department detectives that they were “responsible for starting the fire,” police said. Both teens were released to family members while officials continue the investigation into the blaze, police said.The Police Department’s investigation is expected to be turned over to the South San Francisco Fire Marshal, who will “conduct a complete investigation and provide his determinations at a later time.”All evacuation orders were lifted around the four-alarm vegetation fire, fire officials said.The blaze —which started on the south side of the historic Sign Hill — was contained shortly after 2:15 p.m., fire officials said. . Evacuation orders were lifted about three hours later.More for youNo injuries were reported and no structures were destroyed, police said. South San Francisco police officials said the lack of injuries and destruction was “due to the extraordinary efforts of all agencies involved.”Images captured by wildfire cameras and social media posts showed plumes of smoke and flames edging toward the 1920s-era Hillside Sign, a historic landmark overlooking South San Francisco. The sign was placed on theLatest updates on wildfires burning across Northern and Southern CaliforniaMandatory evacuations were put in place for Carnelian Road, Sonja Road, Mountain Road, Ridgeview Court and Viewmont Terrance, according to the South San Francisco Fire Department. A temporary evacuation center was set up at 33 Arroyo Drive.The fire broke out in the midst of a red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service, indicating a high risk of fire danger from winds, high temperatures and low humidity that lasts until at least 8 a.m. Saturday.Cal Fire units assisted the South San Francisco Fire Department’s response to the blaze, which was dubbed the Diamond Fire. Cal Fire flew helicopters and an aerial firefighting tanker as part of their firefighting efforts, police said.A plume of smoke from the conflagration was visible from space, according to satellite imagery tweeted by the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office. An easterly wind was pushing the column of smoke toward the Pacific Ocean and away from the San Francisco International Airport, according to the NWS.Michael Williams and Lauren Hernandez are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: Twitter:Latest updates on wildfires burning across Northern and Southern California

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTwo teenagers admitted to starting the vegetation fire in the Sign Hill area of South San Francisco that prompted evacuations and displaced residents for hours on Friday afternoon, police said.South San Francisco police said “an alert resident in the neighborhood” reported seeing two teenage boys leaving the area of shortly after the fire started just before noon Friday. Police said they identified two local juveniles, ages 14 and 16, as part of their “follow up investigation” and questioned them.The pair subsequently admitted to...

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