One Dead, Six Injured By A Major Fire In San Francisco

San Francisco firefighters fought at night a battle against a huge fire in a residential building in the Mission district, which unfortunately claimed the lives of a man and killed at least six people injured.

Building located between 22 and Mission streets off alarm bells about 6:45 pm on Wednesday until 10:45 pm, hundreds of firefighters were still battling the fierce flames, which would not yield. The roof of the building partially collapsed, according to the Los Angeles Times.

A crowd gathered curious and concerned about the area, despite the darkness of the night saw smoke and flames coming from the building, mixed use.

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A man was pronounced dead at the scene, and six people were taken to hospital with injuries from smoke inhalation, according to the agent Gracia Gatpandan spokesman Police Department San Francisco.

The man who died was evacuated the building and was given medical attention at the scene, Gatpandan said, but “could not overcome his injuries“.

An official from St. Francis Memorial Hospital confirmed that two men and a woman were being treated there for fire-related issues.

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The Red Cross set up a temporary shelter at City College of San Francisco, according to Francis Zamora, spokesman for the Department of Emergency Management.

Zamora said about 40 people has been displaced and at least 25 of them were brought to the shelter.

A neighbor was quoted by the Associated Press, said that on the third floor of the building several families lived, while the second floor housed offices. Downstairs there were restaurants, shops and a market. Among the injured were people who suffered burns and smoke inhalation, said fire chief Joanne Hayes-White.