San Francisco firefighters had put out a fire in a six-story apartment building in the Tenderloin Sunday afternoon as of 1:54 p.m. The fire reached two alarms, and residents of 424 Jones St. had been evacuated, according to San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson Lt. Mariano Elias.
The fire had spread to multiple floors, leaving several units damaged, Elias said. Three people were being medically evaluated for smoke inhalation.
Elias said there is no estimate on how many residents will be displaced.
The fire started around 11:39 a.m. on the building’s first floor, according Elias. The fire started in the light shaft, which allows lights into kitchen and bathrooms. Elias said that is why the fire spread to multiple floors.
2nd alarm Fire on a he 400 block of Jones St in a 6 story apartment building. Residents have been evacuated and units are working on extinguishing the fire that is on multiple floors. 3 people are being evaluated with smoke inhalation and Red Cross has been called and on their… pic.twitter.com/tzcsA36PTj
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Video posted by the fire department showed two engines on Jones Street, several firefighters, and a ladder reaching up to higher floors. Smoke billowed out of the building’s main entrance.
The Red Cross is on the scene, helping displaced residents, according to Elias.
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