Nov 11, 2022Updated: Nov 11, 2022 8:52 am

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Three people were seriously injured and transported to a trauma center after two cars crashed into a home in San Francisco on Thursday night, officials said.

Two people were rescued from a Tesla and one from a Prius, the San Francisco Fire Department said in a statement. All three were taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. “The three injured are recovering,” Lt. Jonathan Baxter, a spokesperson for the fire department, told SFGATE.

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The cars plowed into the residence at 3217 San Bruno Ave. in Visitacion Valley, police said. The property, which is located close to Highway 101, is a duplex, according to city property records.

The Tesla struck gas and water lines, Firefighters secured them both after arrival. The crash also damaged utility lines, Baxter said.

The incident displaced 22 people, 18 adults and 4 children; they are receiving services from the Red Cross, police said.

This is a breaking news story and has been updated.

Amy Graff is the news editor for SFGATE. She was born and raised in the Bay Area and got her start in news at the Daily Californian newspaper at UC Berkeley where she majored in English literature. She has been with SFGATE for more than 10 years. You can email her at agraff@sfgate.com.

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SAN FRANCISCO — A fire injured a firefighter and displaced six late Sunday night in San Francisco, fire officials said Monday.

The 11:23 pm blaze broke out at a residence at 636 Moultrie St. just south of Courtland Ave. in the city’s Bernal Heights neighborhood.

The firefighter was taken to an emergency room for care and was released, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. They are expected to be OK. None of the residents were injured.

The fire was contained at 1:50 am The American Red Cross Northern California Coastal Region and the city are providing services to the displaced residents, according to the fire department’s Twitter account.

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ABC7 news reporter Luz Pena spoke to victims who fled through their windows onto a fire escape and took action to help others.

In the Sierra Madre Apartments in San Francisco’s tenderloin, the flames moved rapidly from the 4th to the 6th floor, threatening at least 60 residents who were just waking up.

“I couldn’t see anything because the smoke rose in my face and the smoke was very strong. So what did you do? I immediately closed the door and tried to escape,” said Yohana Romero from San Francisco.

On the 6th floor, two floors above what is considered the epicenter of the fire, resident Yohana Romero ran back to her apartment and grabbed what was closest to her.

“My cell phone and my charger, that’s it. This is my work stuff and my glasses,” said Romero, adding, “I’ve lost everything.”

Romero escaped through her living room window onto a fire escape. On the way down, she saw her elderly neighbors calling for help.

“They are super old and I don’t know how when I saw his window they had heavy smoke outside and I said ‘Oh my god’,” said Romero.

On the side of the building, firefighters rescue at least 20 residents and several pets. The San Francisco Fire confirmed that 15 residents were slightly injured and 60 were displaced. SFFD thanks San Francisco police officers who came first and saved lives when the flames broke out. One officer sustained life-threatening injuries.

“This is a building that offers supportive living space. Mostly seniors. There are also a few families in the building. It was a terrible scene this morning, but luckily everyone got out safely, ”said Matt Haney, San Francisco supervisor.

As the investigation begins to find the cause, Supervisor Matt Haney is working with the Red Cross to find shelter for the displaced.

“The fire displaced people from 44 units. We have about 60 people and this was a TNDC housing project, so they are working on finding empty units so people can be moved to other accommodation, ”said Donna Logan, American Red Cross Disaster Action Team Leader.

Yohana Romero is glad that she trusted the fire alarm this time and escaped in time.

Luz Pena: “You thought this was a false alarm because you heard the fire alarm before?”

Yohana Romero: “Before, many times. Usually I open the door and nothing happened, but this time it was terrible.”

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