The China Basin fire was a five-alarm fire[1] that occurred shortly before 5:00 p.m. on March 11, 2014, in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California.[2] The conflagration appeared to completely destroy Block 5, a 172-unit building,[3] part of Mega Blocks 360,[4] a US$227,000,000 apartment complex being developed by San Francisco-based BRE Properties Inc. at China Basin and Fourth Street.[5]

Mission Bay fire
Water jets attempt to contain the massive blaze
DateMarch 11, 2014 (2014-03-11)
LocationMission Bay, San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°46′17.4″N 122°23′30.5″W / 37.771500°N 122.391806°W / 37.771500; -122.391806
TypeFire
Non-fatal injuries2 firefighters

By the end of the day, the 150 firefighters dispatched to the event managed to mostly contain the fire. One firefighter sustained second-degree burns to the face and hands, and a fire chief sprained an ankle, but no other casualties were reported.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Breaking: 5-Alarm Fire Burning In Mission Bay Construction Site [Updates]". SFist. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15.
  2. ^ "Big San Francisco fire getting under control". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ^ Fancher, Emily. "Five-alarm fire destroys half of BRE Properties' Mission Bay apartment complex". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ^ Pritchett, Ken. "Massive fire destroys $227M high-rise construction project". KTVU. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  5. ^ Nelson, Katie. "San Francisco: Massive fire causes catastrophic damage to half-built apartment complex in Mission Bay". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  6. ^ "San Francisco Firefighters Mopping Up Massive Mission Bay Blaze". KQED. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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