Firefighters Injured Battling San Francisco Mission District Fire
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Two San Francisco firefighters were injured Friday battling a two-alarm blaze that erupted in a Mission District apartment building, authorities said.
Crews were initially dispatched to a two-alarm structure fire in the 100 block of Poplar Street at 9:32 a.m., according to a post on San Francisco Fire Department's Twitter.
The fire department reported that at 10:22 a.m. the fire at the four-story residential building was under control.
Two firefighters suffered minor cuts while battling the blaze, according to the fire department. No civilian injuries were reported.
The American Red Cross is responding to the scene to assist the 21 residents reportedly affected by the fire. The total amount of people displaced is not yet known, according to the fire department.
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