A resident of a single-room occupancy dwelling was hospitalized with severe burns after a fire broke out in her residence Tuesday morning in North Beach, fire officials said.
Firefighters responded to the one-alarm fire at 75 Fresno St. just after 8:33 a.m., after calls came in about smoke coming out of a window. When firefighters arrived, they were unable to open the door due to “hoarding conditions” and had to enter through a window to rescue the victim inside, officials said.
San Francisco Fire spokesperson Lt. Mariano Elias said crews were eventually able to extricate the victim, who was transported to St. Francis Medical Center, the city’s burn center. Officials estimated the victim, who was an older adult, suffered second-degree burns across 75% of her body…