Operations & Training

San Francisco Hardware Store Goes up in Flames

Aug. 26, 2024

Firefighters assisted two people who lived in apartments above the store.

Susan Nicol

San Francisco firefighters assisted two people who lived in apartments above a hardware store.

A woman was transported for smoke inhalation, Capt. Justin Schorr told NBC reporters. .

The fire destroyed The Great Wall Hardware store that Albert Chow has operated since 1983.

Schorr said the cause remains under investigation.

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Susan Nicol | News Editor

Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.