A 5-alarm fire is raging across structures under construction and other buildings in Mission Bay, at 4th street and China Basin. The San Francisco Fire Department is fighting back the blaze, which have diminished greatly, but early reports from reporters on the scene say that the buildings may bow in. As reporters and citizen journalists flock to the scene, photos are continuing to stream in through social media. We’ll update this post with new photos as the situation develops. You can also watch a live stream of the fire here: https://www.dropcam.com/p/XeTcIw [Update: earlier some reports classified it as a 6 alarm fire. Official reports have only clarified it as a 5 alarm fire, but we will update this post if and when that changes.]
@SFist View of fire from Marin pic.twitter.com/gWtCSx2glV
— Zack Ruskin (@frozentooth) March 12, 2014
New construction fire in SF near Ballpark / China Basin smoke plume @ 3 alarm. Plume now 2x size of this @KTVU @KCBS pic.twitter.com/L0bE6vdI0S
— Michael Hraba (@HHotelConsult) March 12, 2014
WARNING: Building Fire at China Basin on 4th Street 🙁 #SF pic.twitter.com/SeXxP1qwIp
— Shaina (@shainatsan) March 12, 2014
“You can feel intense heat across the water”. Flames now crumpling steel in #sf #fire pic.twitter.com/s8Txoj4hR2
— Jonathan Remple (@remplej) March 12, 2014
Fire in downtown SF across from @mfrobben‘s office pic.twitter.com/0F3QtlOV8c
— TiffanyWilson (@TiffanyWilson) March 12, 2014
Big flames at 4th and china basin. #missionbayfire pic.twitter.com/qm1nUXnbmh
— Katie Shattuck (@Shattuck004) March 12, 2014
Put the fire out! Go #SFFD! @KTVU pic.twitter.com/qhXBfJIbjd
— Raul (@Gigantes_SF) March 12, 2014
San Francisco’s Bravest! #SFFD #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/W88IisCHBJ
— Nate (@TheOhSeven) March 12, 2014
And it appears to getting worse… Good luck and be safe #SFFD #sffire pic.twitter.com/CcDWgmZVbZ
— Adam DePue (@adepue) March 12, 2014
God bless #SFFD for keeping everyone safe. #missionbayfire pic.twitter.com/jmjnurZmBa
— Morgan (@MorganRash) March 12, 2014
Thought with #SFFD fighting the #missionbayfire. View of it currently over on 10th pic.twitter.com/m5ewFmp5al
— Anne Mercogliano (@akmercog) March 12, 2014
And it appears to getting worse… Good luck and be safe #SFFD #sffire pic.twitter.com/CcDWgmZVbZ
— Adam DePue (@adepue) March 12, 2014
#UPDATE: Massive fire at #SanFrancisco now 4 alarms http://t.co/GOma9xI3C5 Watch live coverage http://t.co/UWotpOcdF5 pic.twitter.com/pGs3rXjaS8
— KTVU (@KTVU) March 12, 2014
#BREAKING SFFD firefighters battling fire at building under construction near AT&T Park, 4th and China Basin. pic.twitter.com/4NHUU6ITQN
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) March 12, 2014
Huge fire at mission bay housing development #chinabasin pic.twitter.com/PP5djazpgn
— Adam Foye (@AF0YE) March 12, 2014
PHOTO: Firefighters continue to battle the blaze at Fourth and China Basin. pic.twitter.com/uzhvOez2LE
— KQED News (@KQEDnews) March 12, 2014
18 miles South of SF China Basin fire Sffd pic.twitter.com/c4ykkhVS4S
— runaway swim (@TheJDB2) March 12, 2014
PHOTOS: Crews battle 5-alarm fire at high-rise building in San Francisco’s China Basin area: http://t.co/WLx6v4ooph pic.twitter.com/Bs8FaoWX4v
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsBayArea) March 12, 2014
SF Firefighter says left side of this building is “bowing” out. Collapse could be “imminent”. @ktvu pic.twitter.com/Av24Rn7Id4
— Ken Pritchett (@KPnews) March 12, 2014
Fire is almost out! Good job #SFFD #sffire 4th St. and Channel pic.twitter.com/JhjcnQLbTc
— Casey Coulter (@coulter_casey) March 12, 2014
Per #SFFD: building still in danger of collapse. 1 unoccupied fire truck still inside in danger of being collapsed on pic.twitter.com/Z7TAUFWCmF
— Felipe Escamilla (@FotogFeep) March 12, 2014
Water streaming onto the building #sffire pic.twitter.com/vyzuWhP3a9
— Yael Chanoff (@Yaelnc) March 12, 2014
Classy @Uber_SF move with china basin fire: “please be safe. Your uber ride home is on us” pic.twitter.com/LU9nY83RDh
— Alex Rosen (@alexmr) March 12, 2014