This morning, a fire erupted on the third floor of the Rose Hotel at 125 Sixth Street, prompting an urgent response from San Francisco firefighters. According to a social media post by the San Francisco Fire Department, the incident occurred just before 8 AM in a multi-story residential building. Crews were quickly on the scene, facing a blaze already taking hold of parts of the establishment.
**UPDATE**
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) July 1, 2025
Just before 8 o’clock this morning, San Francisco firefighters responded to a fire at the Rose Hotel, located at 125 Sixth Street. This is a multi-story residential building. Fire was actively burning on the third floor.
One individual was rescued by firefighters… https://t.co/4W15FNnp9P pic.twitter.com/qjgypvcEk9
One individual, bustling with the morning routine, needed a rescue as the fire surrounded them on the third floor. San Francisco Fire Department paramedics treated the person for non-life-threatening injuries after rescue. Another occupant, attempting a dramatic escape, leapt from a third-story window, landing, fortunately, on a neighboring rooftop. While uninjured, emergency services helped this individual off the rooftop, avoiding a trip to the hospital, the department's update showed.
Investigations have since determined that an electric mobility device battery, specifically a lithium-ion battery, was the accidental cause of the fire. The fire's origins, although technological, have disrupted human lives, leaving two individuals displaced from what one could assume was once a place they called home.
