Fire Critic An Unadulterated View of the Fire Service
A 5 alarm fire engulfed two buildings in San Francisco’s Western Addition. The buildings were residential apartments and displaced over 60 residents.
150 firefighters were on the call equaling about half of San Francisco’s firefighting force.
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- FireGeezer has the story here
Heavy winds helped spread the fire until firefighters contained it by 2:26 p.m. Firefighters were initially pushed back by the intensity of the fire but managed to prevent it from spreading to other buildings in the neighborhood. A total of four buildings were damaged. Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said the fire began in the back of a three-unit Victorian building at 1502 Golden Gate and swiftly blew through the roof.
… The fire quickly spread to a 25-unit apartment building at 1015 Pierce.
