S.F. Supervisor: Latest Mission Fire Shows New Danger in Housing Crisis

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Firefighters responding to March 11 blaze at 24th Street and Treat Avenue rescued two people who were apparently living illegally in the liquor store. Photo by Lindsey Hoshaw/KQED

By Ted Goldberg, KQED News Fix

The fire that injured a family of five in San Francisco’s Mission District this week has exposed a potentially dangerous side of the city’s housing crisis.

When firefighters arrived at 24th Street and Treat Avenue early Wednesday morning, they found two people trapped inside a liquor store on the first floor of the burning building.

The store entrance was padlocked and firefighters had to cut off the lock to free the people inside. Investigators later found beds in the back of the store.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 
 

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