The Brief
- Residents displaced by fire in SF’s Tenderloin say their requests for help have gone unanswered.
- Supervisor Bilal Mahmood says the city is helping with paperwork for housing.
- Cause of the three-alarm fire is under investigation.
SAN FRANCISCO – Residents displaced by a fire in San Francisco‘s Tenderloin descended on City Hall on Tuesday to demand action by the city and building management company.
About six dozen residents were left homeless after a three-alarm fire broke out at 50 Golden Gate Ave. at about 3 a.m. Dec. 12. Residents say weeks later, some of them don’t have temporary housing and are battling red tape.
“We want the victims of this fire, their voices to be heard,” said Gardenia Zuniga, a former tenant who lent support to tenants. “This is a huge wake-up call for San Francisco, that there needs to be prompt action, and we need solutions and not just promises.”
Predawn fire went to three alarms
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