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Four People Injured in San Francisco Apt. Fire

Dec. 2, 2011

Four people were injured, two critically, in a fire in San Francisco's Mission District early this morning, fire department officials said. The two-alarm blaze was reported around 4:30 a.m. in the rear part of the top floor of an apartment building at 3360 24th St., near Bartlett Street, according to the fire department.

Source San Jose Mercury News (California)

Four people were injured, two critically, in a fire in San Francisco's Mission District early this morning, fire department officials said.

The two-alarm blaze was reported around 4:30 a.m. in the rear part of the top floor of an apartment building at 3360 24th St., near Bartlett Street, according to the fire department.

Firefighters battled strong winds but were able to control the fire in about an hour.

One of the four people injured suffered serious burns and was taken to St. Francis Memorial Hospital in critical condition. The second person who was critically injured was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, fire officials said.

The other two victims were taken to California Pacific Medical Center's St. Luke's campus and are expected to survive.

The cause of the blaze had not yet been determined as of this morning, but it is not considered suspicious, fire officials said.

The fire displaced 13 people from the apartment building.