Two Injured, Including Child, In Lower Nob Hill Apartment Fire

Two people were injured, including one child, and ten people were displaced by an apartment fire Tuesday night in Lower Nob Hill.

The fire was first reported around 11:40 pm Tuesday at 825 Post Street, near the intersection of Leavenworth Street. According to the San Francisco Fire Department, an engine was dispatched and arrived by 11:42 pm.

"The first arriving engine company, #SFFDE03, observed heavy fire from the second-floor window that extended to the third floor of this four-story multi-residential building," says SFFD spokesperson Captain Jonathan Baxter.

Firefighters rescued two adults and one child from a fire escape as flames were spreading quickly.

"This fire grew to encompass the second and third floors, with multiple rescues from the interior and roof of the structure," Baxter says.

A cat also required rescue.

The fire was fully contained and under control by 12:12 am Wednesday.

One adult and one child required hospitalization for injuries, and a total of ten people were displaced in the fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.