A major fire engulfed a three-story, 19-unit apartment complex at 516 Canal St. in San Rafael early Thursday, injuring eight people and displacing 55 residents. Two people were reported missing as of late Thursday afternoon. One person was hospitalized after jumping into San Rafael Creek to escape the flames, and others also entered the water from the back of the complex. Fire crews took about 90 minutes to bring the blaze under control and fully extinguished it by 11 a.m. Multiple Marin fire agencies assisted, and a small ember-started fire in a nearby building was quickly put out.
"We definitely had some people under the circumstances who needed to get out," Graham said.
"The efforts and the actions that were taken by the firefighters were commendable," he said.
"Just about every fire agency in Marin either had on-scene assistance or covered stations that are now vacant now we're in the field," Sinnott said Thursday morning.
"I woke up and looked outside," Lopez said. "I heard screaming and crying for help."
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