Building engulfed in flames on Treasure Island

Building engulfed in flames on Treasure Island

(KRON) — The San Francisco Fire Department responded to a large fire on Treasure Island on Friday night. Nobody was inside the building, SFFD said.

Video from the Citizen app (above) shows a building at 434 Howlett Court engulfed in flames with heavy smoke billowing out. Multiple fire trucks arrived at the scene.

The San Francisco Fire Department responded to the call of a fire at 7:40 p.m. Firefighters arriving on the scene saw fire blowing out of windows on the second floor of a two-story home.

The house was believed to be abandoned, but firefighters found evidence of squatting and hoarding.

One person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. SFFD said this person was a bystander who was trying to help.

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