Fire in San Francisco

irishmover · 12-03-2014 01:50AM #1

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/03/11/huge-fire-burn-san-francisco-building-under-construction-near-att-park/

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A massive fire was burning at a building under construction near AT&T Park in San Francisco Tuesday.

The blaze was reported at 4:56 p.m. at Fourth and China Basin streets in the city’s Mission Bay neighborhood, according to a fire dispatcher.

The fire was reported to be up to four alarms as of 5:30 p.m.

The fire was across the street from the Strata at Mission Bay apartments, according to a spokeswoman for Sares Regis, which manages that property.

Black smoke from the fire was billowing above the area and was widely seen around the Bay Area.

KPIX 5 photographer Joseph Cousins said the fire was spreading to more than one building.

Watching video footage of it. Looks monstrous and is relatively close to the Golden Gate Bridge.

The Backwards Man · 12-03-2014 01:52AM

And now the weather.

Sir Arthur Daley · 12-03-2014 01:53AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

And now the weather.

Dry with clear skies in many areas. Turning cold overnight with a sharp frost developing, as temperatures fall to between +2 and -2 degrees. Mist and fog forming in many areas also as the night goes on. Thickening cloud in some southern areas could reduce the frost risk there later in the night.

kneemos · 12-03-2014 02:31AM

Definitely a job for Aqua Man.

Artful_Badger · 12-03-2014 02:39AM

irishmover wrote: »

Looks monstrous and is relatively close to the Golden Gate Bridge.

If it makes it across there'll be no stopping it. They'll have to blow up the bridge.

irishmover · 12-03-2014 02:39AM

For anyone that actually cares, it's gotten worse.

http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-79593966/

Now a 6 alarm fire not 5 by the way and flames hitting over 12m high. Over 100 fire fighters trying to manage it now.

whirlpool · 12-03-2014 02:44AM

What the hell is a 4/5/6 alarm fire?

Artful_Badger · 12-03-2014 02:44AM

Can you expand on this system of classification by "alarms" OP ? I never heard of this before but I'm eager to figure out how to use it when talking about my stove...

Mint Sauce · 12-03-2014 02:45AM

Does anyone else know what a 4/5/6 Alarm fire is?

irishmover · 12-03-2014 02:45AM

whirlpool wrote: »

What the hell is a 4/5/6 alarm fire?

Category of response so how many companies/units etc will respond to it. Category 6 is ridiculously high.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple-alarm_fire

Mint Sauce · 12-03-2014 02:47AM

irishmover wrote: »

Category of response so how many companies/units etc will respond to it. Category 6 is ridiculously high.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple-alarm_fire

Your making this up OP. No mention of 6 Alarm fire in that link.

Artful_Badger · 12-03-2014 02:47AM

irishmover wrote: »

Category of response so how many companies/units etc will respond to it. Category 6 is ridiculously high.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple-alarm_fire

Basically there's an army of fire-fighters at this thing.

whirlpool · 12-03-2014 02:48AM

irishmover wrote: »

Category of response so how many companies/units etc will respond to it. Category 6 is ridiculously high.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple-alarm_fire

What companies respond to a fire?

Sir Arthur Daley · 12-03-2014 02:48AM

whirlpool wrote: »

What companies respond to a fire?

Rentokil

irishmover · 12-03-2014 02:50AM

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Your making this up OP. No mention of 6 Alarm fire in that link.

:rolleyes:

http://fox40.com/2014/03/11/five-alarm-fire-breaks-out-at-construction-site-near-att-park/

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Francisco-Firefighters-Battling-2-Alarm-Blaze-249651571.html#

CNN etc. all reporting as 6 alarm.

irishmover · 12-03-2014 02:53AM

whirlpool wrote: »

What companies respond to a fire?

That's what you pick up on? Sorry. Companies was the wrong word.

Cookie_Monster · 12-03-2014 03:03AM

They should shoot the fire, that's how they solve all their problems isn't it?
/murica

jescart · 12-03-2014 03:22AM

I like 5 alarm chilli

Sir Arthur Daley · 12-03-2014 03:32AM

Seems to be burning out of control.

stefan idiot jones · 12-03-2014 03:33AM

The Mission District is nowhere near the Golden Gate Bridge.

Fantastic burritos down the Mission.

It's a pity the fire isn't in the Castro Area.

irishmover · 12-03-2014 03:35AM

stefan idiot jones wrote: »

The Mission District is nowhere near the Golden Gate Bridge.

Fantastic burritos down the Mission.

It's a pity the fire isn't in the Castro Area.

Yeh I had a look and it isn't really that close to the bridge at all. Would take a hell of a fire to reach there.

whirlpool · 12-03-2014 03:35AM

irishmover wrote: »

That's what you pick up on? Sorry. Companies was the wrong word.

It was a genuine question. I didn't know what a six alarm fire was or why companies would respond to it. Made it hard to appreciate the story.

irishmover · 12-03-2014 03:39AM

whirlpool wrote: »

It was a genuine question. I didn't know what a six alarm fire was or why companies would respond to it. Made it hard to appreciate the story.

Yeh I should have said Station not company (not sure how I mixed those two up) so I assumed you picked up on that. Considering there was enough posts ridiculing the idea of a fairly horrendous fire I took it you were too. My bad!

irishmover · 12-03-2014 03:40AM

irishmover wrote: »

Yeh I had a look and it isn't really that close to the bridge at all. Would take a hell of a fire to reach there.

Actually I take that back it is very close to the bridge.

It's the AT&T park which is only blocks away from the bridge.

Lirange · 12-03-2014 03:42AM

irishmover wrote: »

Actually I take that back it is very close to the bridge.

It's the AT&T park which is only blocks away from the bridge.

That's the Bay Bridge not the GG.

irishmover · 12-03-2014 03:45AM

Lirange wrote: »

That's the Bay Bridge not the GG.

Spot on see that now.

stefan idiot jones · 12-03-2014 03:47AM

The fire is near the Bay Bridge which links up San Francisco and Oakland.

My name is URL · 12-03-2014 03:48AM

The ghost of Catherine O'Leary caused some poor soul to jump out of bed and douse himself in petrol.

irishmover · 12-03-2014 03:56AM

$227 million apartment project due to open later this year.

Expected to be completely destroyed. Reading that they're beginning to get it under control now. Not really sure how much it's spread though.

I suppose you'd wonder how it started and if an insurance claim might be a reason.

asteroth · 12-03-2014 04:19AM

Shouldn't the heat have melted the steel structure by now and the whole thing have fallen?

irishmover · 12-03-2014 04:25AM

asteroth wrote: »

Shouldn't the heat have melted the steel structure by now and the whole thing have fallen?

Yeh I read steel melted and portions of the structure collapsed.

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