Overview
- The fire broke out around 5 p.m. Friday in a residential building near Montgomery and Vallejo streets on Telegraph Hill.
- The San Francisco Fire Department declared a working fire and urged people to avoid the area.
- Flames were seen pouring from a top-floor window with heavy smoke visible across the neighborhood.
- By about 5:30 p.m., crews had begun knocking down the blaze as white smoke rose from the building.
- The response was reported as two alarms, and authorities had not released information on the cause, occupants or injuries.