A fire broke out shortly before 5 p.m. today at 1466 Waller Street, an apartment building at the intersection with Clayton Street.
Firefighting crews are currently on the scene containing and extinguishing the fire, and law enforcement have closed the area to traffic, according to reports from Citizen.
UPDATE WF 1466 WALLER ST, FIRE IN THE LIGHTWELL...BRAVO BUILDING CATCHING ON FIRE TOP FLOOR 1ST ALARM WITH 1 ADDITIONAL ENGINE https://t.co/NccwK88jUb
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) September 10, 2020
The 1-alarm fire is isolated to the roof and central light well of a residential building on Waller Street, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The building, constructed in 1906, has seven apartments on three floors.
UPDATE — Roof Fire (Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco) 📲 Live on @CitizenAppSFO https://t.co/ud2B0pfycf
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) September 9, 2020
At the time of this posting, SFFD hasn't released details about people injured or displaced, or about the cause of the fire.
Update, 5:50 p.m.: The San Francisco Firefighter's Union posted a video of the fire on its Twitter account:
WORKING FIRE 🔥 on the 1400 block of Waller St. #SFFD crews on scene. Unknown if people are displaced. @RedCrossNorCal @DeanPreston on scene. #iaff pic.twitter.com/sbwA9F76za
— San Francisco Firefighters 798 (@SFFFLocal798) September 10, 2020Update, 5:50 p.m.: The San Francisco Firefighter's Union posted a video of the fire on its Twitter account:
Update, 9/10: The San Francisco Fire Department reports no injuries in the fire, which was contained by 6 p.m., but 4 people and 1 cat displaced. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.