"In the video, an audible boom can be heard as a flash of light and large flames burst out of the sixth-floor apartment's interior bathroom window. A fire alarm begins ringing, and two voices can be heard calling dogs before everyone rushes out of the unit. Within 30 seconds, thick smoke can be seen filling the hallway. Multiple residents told Mission Local that they heard the explosion after 3 a.m. on Friday,"
"Over 100 firefighters fought the fire for hours before dawn on Friday morning, and were able to contain it to the sixth floor, though water damage is expected on lower floors. Despite the lack of sprinklers and the out-of-service elevator, residents were able to evacuate the building and no injuries have been reported. All of the 77-unit building's residents have been displaced."
""I couldn't really see much of anything," said one resident who responded to the sixth-floor unit and emptied an entire fire extinguisher to no avail. Though the video shows the fire originated near the bathroom, the neighbor who ran in with the fire extinguisher said the fire had already spread to the other side of the apartment when they arrived. "Whatever happened spread very, very quickly.""
An explosion occurred in a sixth-floor unit at 50 Golden Gate Ave., producing a flash and large flames from an interior bathroom window shortly after 3 a.m. A fire alarm sounded and thick smoke filled the hallway within 30 seconds, prompting residents to evacuate. Multiple residents attempted to fight the fire, including one who emptied a fire extinguisher without success. The fire department contained the blaze to the sixth floor after hours of firefighting with over 100 personnel. No injuries were reported, water damage is expected on lower floors, and the cause is under investigation.
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