A 2-alarm fire has killed a San Francisco firefighter and injured two others in the Diamond Heights section on Thursday morning, according to reports from the California Beat:
"Fire personnel responded to a four-story home on the 100 block of Berkeley Way at 11:00 a.m. and found the home completely engulfed. Two firefighters who were inside the home suffered critical burns when they were overcome by flames, according to a Fire Department spokesperson....One firefighter died at the emergency room, the Beat learned. A third firefighter suffered minor injuries in the fire. The fire was contained 45 minutes later, fire officials said".
Additional reports from KTVU in San Francico give more details:
"Fire department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said the three were injured when the fire suddenly erupted into a fireball called a flashpoint.
“Some of the firefighters said they witnessed a flash,” Talmadge said. “As a result of that we have three firefighters injured… When a firefighter refers to a flash it is when everything ignites around them.”
Two of those injured were immediately transported to San Francisco General Hospital in critical condition suffering from smoke inhalation and burns. Unfortunately, one of those firefighters died of his injuries, authorities said."
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