Fire engines have converged on Fulton Street between Lyon and Baker, where a two-alarm fire has been reported.
WORKING FIRE, 2ND ALARM, 1571 FULTON ST, #fire #sffd units on scene
— SF Firefighters 798 (@SFFFLocal798) February 14, 2016
STRUCTURE FIRE: 2 alarm fire 1500 block Fulton at Baker. Fire spreading from 1st to 2nd floor.
— Emergency_In_SF (@Emergency_In_SF) February 14, 2016
Fire on 1500 Fulton #SF pic.twitter.com/13djdY4q85
— Eden (@Edensearles) February 14, 2016
According to SFFD reports, the fire has spread from the first to the second floor. As of 8:30pm, firefighters were on scene and flames could be seen emanating from the building. Two buildings on the 1500 block of Fulton are visibly affected, while a third may be affected.
Update, 8:45pm: The blaze has been declared a three-alarm fire.
STRUCTURE FIRE (update): 3rd Alarm declared as fire spreads to adjacent buildings on Fulton near Baker St.
— Emergency_In_SF (@Emergency_In_SF) February 14, 2016
BREAKING! #fire on Fulton and Bakernis now a 3rd Alarm. #SFFD units on scene. @KTVU @nbcbayarea @abc7newsBayArea @kron4news
— SF Firefighters 798 (@SFFFLocal798) February 14, 2016
@halfblackrage fire on Fulton at Lyon. pic.twitter.com/LPpTWo2kZk
— Melisser Elliott (@Melisser) February 14, 2016
Major fire on Fulton at Lyon. Hope everyone is out for the evening. Many fire trucks and cops. Raging pic.twitter.com/FuthJbKtnH
— Katrina Schissel (@gigiparksf) February 14, 2016
One of the houses affected is the "Sunshine Castle," a communal living space that's the unofficial headquarters of the Wigg Party, and the former residence of Morgan Fitzgibbons, who we interviewed back in December.
According to Nick Brown, a resident of the Sunshine Castle at 1571 Fulton, the fire started on the first floor of the building directly next to it (1563-1567 Fulton).
RT @Edensearles: Fire on 1500 Fulton #SF pic.twitter.com/pF0gQFUe5i
— #pUNkIsAStateOfMind (@punkboyinsf) February 14, 2016
Pics from active fire at Fulton and Baker. Strong work to all crews on scene. Please stay safe. #sffd pic.twitter.com/rTAmPUKKJp
— SF Firefighters 798 (@SFFFLocal798) February 14, 2016
Update, 9:25pm: Fulton Street is closed between Central and Baker.
UPDATE UPDATE 1571 FULTON/573 BAKER..FIRE BLDG CONTAINED ..B2 DARMSTADT 02/13/16 21:27 hrs held THIRD ALARM pic.twitter.com/7RzO7hlazP
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) February 14, 2016
PSA smoke in area of Fulton and baker LIKELY FROM THIS FIRE If not sure call 911. CLOSE WINDOWS TURN ON FANS pic.twitter.com/I4464fgIzF
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) February 14, 2016
Update, 10pm: According to SFFD, the fire is under control as of 9:43pm. An 11-year-old sustained a cut to the foot in the only reported injury, and 50 people have been displaced by the blaze, according to preliminary reports. (Update, 2/14: The Chron reports that 15 were displaced.)
UPDATE 1571 FULTON/573 BAKER..FIRE BOTH BLDG UNDER CONTROL 21:43 02/13/16 1 injury; 11yo cut foot 50 displaced pic.twitter.com/itvHLdXHeG
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) February 14, 2016
Thanks to tipsters Kate B. and Madeline B.