Tag: fire

Late night fire destroys Mission senior home

A two-alarm blaze gutted a Mission assisted living facility Monday night, sending one person to the hospital and causing more than $1 million in damage to the building and an adjacent residence. According to a San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman, the fire at Lorne House, 628 Shotwell St., was reported just after 11 p.m. and contained […]

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Ice cream shop regains its footing after big Mission fire

When Luis Abundis heard from his brother Jose that the building that housed his ice cream shop was on fire, he thought it was a joke. “I didn’t believe him,” said Abundis, who soon confirmed there was nothing to laugh about when his daughter, with him at their store in Oakland, checked the news on […]

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Cat missing since the Mission fire

It was so great to hear that a dog was found alive after Wednesday’s massive fire at Mission and 22nd streets. Sadly, it looks like one of the resident’s cats is still missing. Please spread the word and keep an eye out for Lemur! [photo by @jeffnhunt]

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Devastating fire in the Mission used as marketing opportunity

Yesterday, Mission Mission wrote about receiving a press release from a startup using the recent fire at Mission and 22nd streets to market their app. The four-alarm blaze on Jan. 28 left one man dead, sent six to people to the hospital, destroyed businesses and left dozens homeless. Out of courtesy, the blog did not […]

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Hot shit

Just before midnight Tuesday, officers responded to the 1500 block of Valencia Street where they found a port-a-potty* on fire. San Francisco firefighters extinguished the blaze. Police have no suspects. *Photo not the targeted toilet.

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‘Big House’ fire leaves ruins on Mission Street

A couple photos of the destruction caused by yesterday’s 5-alarm fire at 2632 Mission Street. Heard the woman who owns the Internet cafe next door tell a guy from a clean up company that she lost everything too.

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