BREAKING NEWS: Firefighters responding to house fire on Balboa Peninsula

Firefighters are working on putting out a Friday afternoon house fire on the Balboa Peninsula, a Newport Beach Fire Department official said.

The fire broke out on the roof of a house on J Street sometime after 4:30 p.m., said NBFD Spokeswoman Jennifer Schulz.

It was not yet clear if anyone had been injured in the blaze and how much had been damaged.

—Lauren Williams