Firefighters battled a four-alarm fire at the large three-story building that occupies the corner of 22nd and Mission Street for more than five hours Wednesday evening. They continued to work past midnight after the flames had been contained, but not completely extinguished. As of 8:50 p.m., there was at least one confirmed death, an adult male. Fire chief Joanne Hayes White said that the cause of death had not been confirmed. At least six additional people were being treated at an area hospital for smoke inhalation and burn wounds and more than 40 residents were displaced. The Mission Market and a corner Popeyes dominate the ground floor of the three-story building, more than a dozen offices occupy the second floor and dozens of tenants occupied the apartments on the third floor. Many of the tenants have been in the building for years. The building is next to the new luxury high-rise, Vida that has only recently opened. Janet Kornblum, a ...
It was “Terrible,” said Kornblum. There were people trying to escape. “A boy on the fire escape with a dog and people just standing around recording,” she said.
“I escorted a bleeding man to firefighters,” she added. “No one thought to help.”