Firefighter suffers injuries in battle to stop three-story house blaze

The cause of a two-alarm fire that displaced residents of a multi-unit Hayes Valley building and left a firefighter injured Sunday morning is under investigation, the San Francisco Fire Department said.

The fire at the three-story building at 69 Carmelita was reported some time around 4 a.m. and quickly went to a second alarm, but was contained about 5 a.m..

San Francisco Fire Department A three-story residential fire in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, Calif. displaced residents and injured a firefighter during the response on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.

The American Red Cross has been called to assist displaced residents.

The injured firefighter is expected to recover, the department said.

Last modified August 9, 2020 10:51 am

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