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Supervisors call for hearing after fatal Mission fire; 63 residents displaced, board to review inspection protocols
Summary
Following a four-alarm fire at 20 Second and Mission that left one person dead and displaced 63 residents, supervisors Campos and Kim said they will call a hearing to review interdepartmental protocols for fire and building-code inspections and urged rapid rehousing support for affected families.
Supervisors called for action after a four-alarm fire Jan. 28 at a historic building at 20 Second and Mission displaced dozens of residents and resulted in one fatality.
Supervisor David Campos said the fire left 63 Mission residents homeless, including 15 children, and praised firefighters for rescuing dozens of residents. Campos said residents reported nonworking smoke alarms, broken fire escapes and inoperable extinguishers. He and Supervisor Jane Kim said the city is coordinating temporary shelter and housing-search efforts and that their offices are planning a press conference with families.
Campos and Kim announced they will request a hearing to review procedures and interdepartmental protocols for fire and building-code inspections and asked the fire department, Department of Building Inspection and Department of Public Health to appear. Campos also read an in memoriam for Mauricio Orellana, the person who died in the fire, and announced GoFundMe collections to assist families with recovery costs.
Supervisor Kim said city offices had convened a meeting to connect tenants with legal and recovery resources and called for legislative options to ensure quicker repair and return of units after fires. The board did not take a final vote on code changes at the Feb. 3 meeting but scheduled further hearings and a press conference on the issue.
