7 individuals taken to hospital in San Francisco home hearth
March 1, 2021 Updated: March 1, 2021 4:53 p.m.
Seven people were injured in a house fire in the field mission on Monday March 1, 2021.
SFFD
According to the San Francisco Fire Department, seven people were injured in a fire on Monday in a two-story house in the San Francisco Mission District.
The incident took place on the Outer Mission on Lawrence Ave. 64 on Huron Avenue reported after 11 a.m.
Video footage posted on the Citizen app showed the house in flames and firefighters on site shortly after the fire broke out. Later clips showed a charred house.
Jonathan Baxter, a spokesman for the department, initially said in a video that six people were rescued and sought refuge in the back yard of the house.
UPDATE: Here is a video (media free to use) of what our first in-engine company observed and it was covered by the six people who need to be rescued. https://t.co/XjTVgHqu7K pic.twitter.com/8LBpeyDttA
– SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) March 1, 2021
A later report by the department on Twitter showed that seven people were being rushed to a local hospital.
“We’re removing some of the walls to make sure there’s no extension at 66 Lawrence.” We’re happy to say we kept this fire from getting into two buildings. It looks like we held that fire at 64 Lawrence Street. “
The fire department said the victims were in mild to moderate condition.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
1of6th
Seven people were injured in a house fire in the field mission on Monday March 1, 2021.
SFFD
2of6th
Seven people were injured in a house fire in the field mission on Monday March 1, 2021.
SFFD3of6th
4thof6th
Seven people were injured in a house fire in the field mission on Monday March 1, 2021.
SFFD
5of6th
Seven people were injured in a house fire in the field mission on Monday March 1, 2021.
SFFD6thof6th
Amy Graff is the news editor for SFGATE. Originally from the Bay Area, she began her news coverage at UC Berkeley, California, where she studied English literature. She has been with SFGATE for 12 years. You can email her at agraff@sfgate.com.
