"An early morning fire Wednesday in the Marina District led to two firefighters crashing through the floor of the engulfed building, and a third firefighter was also hospitalized. The fire broke out around 4:15 am at a three-story home under construction on the 2500 block of Chestnut Street, according to the SF Fire Department on Xitter. The block is near the end of the street where Chestnut meets Richardson Avenue, two blocks south of the Palace of Fine Arts."
""At one point during the fire a mayday was called" when the two firefighters fell through the floor from the third to the second floor, sustaining injuries. The third injured firefighter reportedly "over-exerted himself," per KTVU. Crispen said 145 firefighters were on the scene, and "the fire moved very rapidly" between the two buildings because both are wood-framed and the house where it began had exposed walls due to ongoing electrical and plumbing work."
An early-morning fire began around 4:15 am at a three-story home under construction on the 2500 block of Chestnut Street in the Marina District. Two firefighters fell from the third to the second floor and were injured, prompting a mayday call; a third firefighter was hospitalized after over-exerting himself. The blaze spread rapidly to the neighboring wood-framed building due to exposed walls from ongoing electrical and plumbing work. A total of 145 firefighters responded. Occupants of adjacent buildings were evacuated and allowed to return around 6 am. The cause of the fire and whether any residents were displaced remain unknown.
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