San Francisco firefighters put out a two-alarm fire Wednesday morning at Liverpool Lil's restaurant and bar near the entrance to the Presidio.
The blaze was reported at 7:30 a.m. at 2942 Lyon St. near Lombard Street and the entrance to the Presidio. The pub is a "neighborhood favorite," according to the website for watching San Francisco Giants games and having a beer in an English-style pub. It's also know for the great French onion soup. And it's owned by Gil Hodges, a relative of the former Gilbert Ray Hodges, who played mostly for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers and was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1982.
Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Burke said the fire apparently started in the rear of the two-story building and extended into the walls and attic above office space on the second floor.
Burke said Liverpool Lil's sustained water and smoke damage and firefighters also had to cut holes in the roof for ventilation while trying to extinguish the blaze.
"They're going to be out for a while," he said of the restaurant, which has been in the restaurant for more than 40 years.
The second alarm was called in at 7:48 a.m. and the blaze was contained by 8:30 a.m.
An adjacent building at 2938 Lyon St. also sustained extensive damage because firefighters had to go into the walls to make sure flames hadn't spread there, Burke said.
Investigators haven't determined if anyone was in Liverpool Lil's when the fire started, he said.
Raymond Archer, the concierge at the nearby Travelodge at 2755 Lombard St., said a portion of the hotel was briefly evacuated during the response to the blaze but that fire crews have since allowed the occupants to return to their rooms.
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"The fire crews did an amazing job of stopping the fire before it reached the hotel," Archer said.
Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of the blaze.
NBC Bay Area staff and Bay City News contributed to this report.
