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Fire strikes S.F. public housing known for squatters, mismanagement

A one-alarm fire broke out on Missouri Street in the Potrero Hill public housing complex on Monday evening, according to the San Francisco Fire Department, which posted video of firefighters on the roof of an apartment, flames shooting through the ceiling.Lt. Mariano Elias, a department spokesperson, said the building was empty and that there were no injuries. The call “came in shortly after 7 p.m.,” he said, and firefighters saw “fire blowing out the windows” at the three-story building. “Upon arrival, all three floors of the housing were on fire. It was blowing through the roof.”Eight department vehicles were on scene, and smoke and ash filled the air as firefighters began removing charred wood from the newly blackened building — before tonight, the building was already scorched in a past fire. A fire at Missouri Street and Turner Terrace on […]

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Fire strikes two-unit building on Balmy Alley

A fire broke out in a two-unit building at 50 Balmy Alley on Saturday evening, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The building is located near Harrison, between 24th and 25th streets.There were no injuries, and no one was displaced, said the SFFD. The fire department is conducting an investigation into the cause of the fire.A group of people working a taco stand in the alley on Sunday morning said they witnessed the fire, and saw a lot of smoke but no flames. They said the woman who lives in one of the affected units is temporarily staying across the street. Anne Li is a reporting intern from Little Rock, Arkansas. She writes and edits for her campus newspaper, The Stanford Daily. Contact her at anne 'at' missionlocal.com. More by Anne Li Source: missionlocal.org

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