This morning, inside San Francisco’s alarm office, it turned chaotic when embers from a fireplace reportedly sparked a small blaze that staffers had to battle by hand. With no running water available in the room, an employee identified only as “Kelly” resorted to using water from broken battery jars to douse the flames. The incident left parts of the city’s alarm system down while crews moved in to secure equipment.
According to the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management, embers from a fireplace ignited inside the alarm office, batteries were damaged and wires went “silent,” and Kelly used water from broken battery jars to put out the fire. The department noted that the office did not have running water during the incident and said crews were on scene securing the area. The initial message did not list any injuries…