Operations & Training

San Fran Firefighters Rescue 15 from Fire

Feb. 27, 2022

Eight people were injured in an apartment building fire where firefighters rescued 15 residents.

By Amy Graff

Source SFGate, San Francisco

San Francisco firefighters rescued several residents from a building fire.

Feb. 26—A fire broke out in a residential building in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood Saturday, leaving eight people injured, officials said.

Fifteen people and seven cats and dogs were rescued from flames on the third and fourth floors of the four-story building at 1000 Howard Street, the San Francisco Fire Department said on Twitter. Four of the injured individuals were transported to a hospital.

Fire department spokesperson Jonathan Baxter said fifteen units in the building were impacted by the fire.

Forty-five firefighters responded to the blaze about 2 p.m.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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