A two-alarm fire caused heavy damage to a four-story apartment building in SoMa, and it's unclear if the building was occupied.
The fire at the four-story, Victorian-style building on Washburn Street (near Natoma) was first reported at 10:49 pm Monday. Smoke from the fire could be seen from many vantage points around the neighborhood, and a Citizen video shows firefighters on the roof of the building during the fire fight.
A second alarm was called around 11 pm, and the San Francisco Fire Department indicated on X that they were searching the building, and no injuries were reported.
Such SFFD postings typically indicate the number of people displaced in a fire, though this one does not.
Video posted by the SFFD shows construction equipment and fencing in front of the building, suggesting it may have been unoccupied and under renovation.
A second alarm has been struck at this residential fire on Washburn near Natoma.
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) November 19, 2024
Firefighters are still searching the structure, no injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/BreVdmIUce