Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Firefighter Hurt in Redwood City Blaze
The fire was reported Tuesday morning at a local condominium complex.
Redwood City, CA— One firefighter was briefly hospitalized Tuesday following a residential fire in Redwood City, fire officials report.
Smoke was visible in parts of Redwood City as fire crews worked to extinguish the blaze. The so-called Farm Hill fire was reported at 6:48 a.m. at 4028 Farm Hill Blvd. near Cañada College, according to fire officials.
The Redwood City Fire Department tweeted a photo from the location at 7:42 a.m. and indicated the fire was located on the third flood of a condominium building.
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One firefighter was injured while fighting the blaze and taken to a hospital for treatment. The firefighter has since been released from the hospital.
Fire officials did not immediately provide details on the injury to the firefighter or how much damage there was to the building.
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#redwoodcity fire working a 2nd alarm fire on the 3rd story of a condo complex off Farm Hill. pic.twitter.com/0phW7SiAgs
— Redwood City Fire (@redwoodcityfire) June 28, 2016
@redwoodcityfire It was pretty intense at one point! Thanks for a great job turning it off! pic.twitter.com/aequjXYlDj
— José Luis (@elprofejoseluis) June 28, 2016
RCFD's T9 at today's 2 alarm condominium fire on farm hill Blvd
A photo posted by RCFD (@redwoodcityfire) on Jun 28, 2016 at 9:26am PDT
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– Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
(Image courtesy of the Redwood City Fire Department)
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