2-Alarm San Francisco Mission District Fire Injures 2, Displaces 22
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A smoky, two-alarm fire erupted early Thursday morning in a San Francisco Mission District commercial/residential building, sending two people to the hospital and displacing 22 others.
The San Francisco Fire Department responded to calls reporting the fire at 12:18 a.m. in a building at 3036 16th St. Initially, fire officials tweeted that the blaze may have started as a debris fire.
At 12:18am #SFFD reponded to. 1-alarm fire at 3036 16th Street .
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) February 3, 2022
At 12:45am 2-Alarm declared. 13 units are damage . 22 people have been displaced — 2 smoke inhalation victims taken to hospital for evaluation. At 146 the fire was deemed under control, under investigation. pic.twitter.com/WponBpQ1vP
Smoke from the flames began to fill the building that housed 13 apartment units and the popular Taqueria Los Coyotes restaurant.
Two people were taken to a local hospital with smoke inhalation. Their condition was not immediately available.
Firefighters had the fire under control by 1:46 a.m. A cause of the blaze remained under investigation. The Red Cross was aiding the displaced residents.