SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) One person was injured, but expected to recover fully, in a two-alarm fire Sunday at San Francisco’s National Hotel at 1139 Market St., San Francisco Fire Department officials said.
The fire, which was first reported at 5:30 p.m., was contained at 7:02 p.m.
The fire at the residential hotel next door to American Conservatory Theater’s Strand Theater, near Civic Center BART Station, sent thick plumes of smoke across Market Street on Sunday evening.
According to the Tenderloin Housing Clinic website, the National Hotel has 90 units of permanent supportive housing for San Francisco citizens who previously faced chronic homelessness.
The building was evacuated, and the Red Cross is offering the residents support, according to a 6:26 p.m. tweet by District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney. Fire department officials said two dogs were also rescued from the fire.
Firefighters, via the San Francisco Firefighters Local 798 Twitter account, posted a video showing visible flames coming from the lower back side of the building at 644 Odd Fellows Way (also known as Stevenson Street), an alley off Seventh Street just south of Market Street, at 5:52 p.m.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, officials said.
