A fire broke out around 2:30 am Thursday at a home in Noe Valley, and grew to two alarms before being contained by the San Francisco Fire Department.
The fire happened in a three-story building at 1380-82 Sanchez Street, near 27th Street. The building appears to be a two-unit building, and the three adults and two children who lived there were able to evacuate without injury.
Fire crews responded at 2:30 am, and a total of 70 firefighters were at the scene.
Per the SFFD, "Firefighters aggressively worked to keep this fire from spreading to adjoining homes, which proved successful."
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— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) October 31, 2024
This 2-alarm fire with 70 #yousffd firefighters on the scene is now contained.
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Firefighters also faced another hazard, according to the department, when a live electrical line fell from a pole onto the truck of the first arriving truck company. A PG&E crew was quickly called in to de-energize the wire.
The fire appeared to begin in the top-story unit, and ultimately engulfed the top floor, with the lower two floors suffering water damage. The department says that the cause was "accidental/electrical," and department spokesperson Captain Jonathan Baxter said the source of the fire was a wall heater.
The fire was contained as of 3:02 am.
