Crime & Safety
Homeless Encampment Fires Plague Residents Of San Francisco Tenderloin District Building
"The first thing I saw or heard was a large explosion, and I saw the flames hit my window," said Ashanti, a resident.
June 27, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO -- A group of San Francisco residents says homeless encampment fires are becoming more frequent outside their building in the city's Tenderloin District and are posing a great danger to the community, even as their repeated requests for help have been ignored by the city.
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"The first thing I saw or heard was a large explosion, and I saw the flames hit my window," said Ashanti, a resident who declined to share her last name for privacy reasons.
She was among dozens of residents who evacuated their building at Leavenworth and O'Farrell Streets at 3 a.m. Friday.
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