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DBI details demolition order, safety concerns at long‑running Mission Street fire site

Building Inspection Commission, City and County of San Francisco · March 16, 2016
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DBI said it issued emergency orders and partial demolitions after a January 2015 fire at 2598 Mission/20 Second St.; staff described repeated owner non‑response, asbestos abatement, and steps to secure the property while acknowledging limits imposed by insurance and owner cooperation.

Deputy Director Dan Lawrie told the Building Inspection Commission that the department has pursued a sequence of enforcement steps since a January 2015 fire at 2598 Mission/20 Second Street. DBI issued notices of violation and moved the case through the code‑enforcement process; after engineers concluded the building posed a public‑safety hazard, staff signed an emergency partial‑demolition order on Feb. 19, 2015.

Lawrie said DBI and the City Attorney’s office coordinated to gain access…

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