A three-alarm blaze erupted early Wednesday morning in a residential building in San Francisco’s Marina District, sending thick smoke over the neighborhood and injuring two firefighters, fire officials said.
San Francisco Fire Department crews are battling flames inside the burning structure in the 2500 block of Chestnut Street, as of 5 a.m. The public is urged to stay clear of Chestnut Street between Baker and Broderick streets to allow emergency vehicles to operate safely in the area.
The department said the injured firefighters were taken to the hospital. Their latest conditions were not immediately known.
The cause of the blaze has not yet been confirmed.