Massive fire breaks out on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, historic WWII ship spared
- Some 150 firefighters were called to the scene of the huge blaze on Saturday morning
Firefighters were able to save a historic warship after a massive fire ripped through a warehouse at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco on Saturday morning.
The fire broke out about 4.15am in a large warehouse at the end of Pier 45, said Lt. Jonathan Baxter, public information officer for the San Francisco Fire Department.
The warehouse is not occupied at night, but homeless people are believed to go inside to sleep, Baxter said.
The fire was quickly called to four alarms, drawing 150 firefighters and 50 pieces of firefighting apparatus to the scene.
When the first truck responded, the flames were so high they reached above its aerial ladder. The truck sustained some damage as firefighters kept it in place to spray water on the fire, but it proved crucial in keeping the blaze from spreading, Baxter said.
Flames also threatened the Jeremiah O’Brien, a World War II liberty ship that took part in the D-Day invasion and is now a tourist attraction.