A fire broke out at Geary and Hyde Streets last night just after 10:00pm, shutting down traffic on both streets.
BREAKING: WORKING FIRE, 1ST ALARM, 800 BLOCK OF GEARY ST, #SFFD UNITS ON SCENE pic.twitter.com/HYOodK59SH
— SF Firefighters 798 (@SFFFLocal798) June 1, 2017
The fire appears to have originated in the basement below the former California Smoke Shop, the most recent ground-floor retail tenant at 819 Geary St.
According to the San Francisco Fire Department, the blaze was contained in the basement; there were no injuries and no one was displaced.
Basement fire with No injuries And no displaced at the this time. Thanks for the picture https://t.co/SFq60vOjXz
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) June 1, 2017
The location has since been reported as closed, but people were at the business last night salvaging items from smoke and water damage.
Six fire engines and several ambulances responded to the scene, snarling traffic for more an hour, which led authorities to reroute cars and 38-Geary service northbound on Hyde.
