The Santa Barbara City Fire Department responded early Friday afternoon to the Vons at 1040 Coast Village Road.

A small item on the deli area stove caught fire, according to operations chief Jim Bryden.

He said it was a small issue, and the store didn’t even need to evacuate. One truck stayed behind to investigate.

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