A San Francisco (CA) firefighter was injured when he fell 10 feet while battling a residential fire early Thursday in the city’s Mission District.
SFGate (http://bit.ly/1eWad61) reports that the fire, which went to two alarms, was reported at a three-story residential building at around 6 a.m. The injured firefighter reportedly fell from a loft space and was transported to an area hospital.
The fire displaced 20 adults and a baby, along with several of the residents’ pets.
Read more details athttp://bit.ly/1eWad61.
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