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4 injured as Excelsior fire burns 2 homes

Corey Browning

October 7, 2019

Four people were hospitalized after a two-alarm fire broke out in an Excelsior District home Monday, Oct. 7. Three injured residents and a firefighter are expected to be okay with mild to moderate injuries. The fire originat...

UPDATE: Fire injures resident, engulfs apartment building

March 5, 2019

Error warrants correction

February 19, 2019

Flames engulf a building near the intersection of Geary Boulevard and Parker Avenue in the Inner Richmond district of San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019.

Gas line explosion displaces residents

February 12, 2019

Firefighters muffle blaze in Richmond District

February 6, 2019

Dean Wisely, 53-year-old Chico resident, cries on Nov. 16, 2018 near his tent set up in the Walmart parking lot in Chico, Calif., as he recounts his experience with homelessness on and off throughout his life and the devastation the Camp Fire has wrought on the community. (Lorenzo Morotti/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Update] Devastated community sets up temporary shelters in parking lots

November 17, 2018

Barbara Verduzco sits outside her tiny home, which was unscathed by the fire that burned down one third of the encampment in Oakland on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018.

Oakland homeless encampment fire reveals human desperation

September 18, 2018

Business owner of the West Portal Daily speaking to SFFD about the damages that occurred to his business on Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 in San Francisco.

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West Portal fire under investigation

January 24, 2018

West Portal Fire

Ian Firstenberg

January 24, 2018

A roof collapsed damaging several nearby buildings after a late night fire in West Portal, according to local authorities, the SF Chronicle reported. The blaze was first reported around 10:45 p.m. on the 30 block of West Portal Avenue, according to San Francisco Fire Department, engulfing a beauty salon, hardwar...

Marin County fires prompt Highway 101 closure and evacuations

Marco Antonio

October 17, 2017

Fires continue to pop up in the North Bay. Brush fires in the hills around Sausalito on Tuesday afternoon prompted the closure of southbound Highway 101 off of Rodeo Avenue in Marin City and are expected to cause major delays....

New fire ignites in the Santa Cruz County

Ian Firstenberg

October 17, 2017

A Santa Cruz County fire has forced multiple evacuations, burned four structure and injured five people. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (CALFire), the fire broke October 16 at 10:30 p.m...

A volunteer group called the “Street Soldiers” gather donations for fire evacuees in Santa Rosa on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. (Sarahbeth Maney/Golden Gate Xpress)

Santa Rosa strong

October 14, 2017