A two-alarm fire at a San Francisco apartment tower injured two people this morning, and a cat is still missing following the blaze.
According to tweets from the San Francisco Fire Department, the fire was reported on the seventh floor of a 13-floor apartment building located at 125 Cambon Drive, part of the Parkmerced apartment development near San Francisco State University.
#092217WF1 UPDATE TOTAL OF 2 victims (3rd vict did not need care) shelter in place for tenants held to 7th floor 0658 Hrs pic.twitter.com/rDU3RONXag
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) September 22, 2017
The SFFD was first alerted to the blaze at 5:36 a.m. Friday. Firefighters evacuated the sixth, seventh and eighth floors of the building, ordering the rest of the residents of the structure to shelter in place.
Firefighters rescued three people at the scene of the flames, they say. One of the victims was treated at the scene, and the other two were transported to an area hospital for treatment of injuries the SFFD says are not life-threatening.
#092217WF1 UPDATE video from @SFFFLocal798 pic.twitter.com/xLFMh1Yzd0
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) September 22, 2017
By 7:24 a.m., the fire was under control, the SFFD says. As of 7:28, the SFFD reports that an orange cat that lived in the building was still unaccounted for.
#092217WF1 UPDATE photos from @SFFFLocal798 pic.twitter.com/bDavMjBnPe
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) September 22, 2017
The cause of the fire is as yet unknown, the SFFD says, as are the number of people displaced by the fire. As the investigation at the scene is ongoing, people who can are urged to avoid the area.
Two people were hurt inside these park Merced apartments near SF state campus. One has serious injuries. pic.twitter.com/5NDL79c7DG
— Amy Hollyfield (@amyhollyfield) September 22, 2017
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