Mercury News
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Firefighters in Redwood City have controlled a six-alarm fire that damaged an apartment building and injured 16 people this morning.
The fire was first reported a short time before 2 a.m. at the 72-unit Hallmark House Apartments at 531 Woodside Road, Redwood City Fire Marshal James Palisi said.
Fire crews arrived on the scene to find heavy flames and smoke coming from the building and many residents standing on balconies waiting to be rescued, Palisi said. More than 100 firefighters with 20 engines and seven ladder trucks responded to the disaster, Redwood City spokesman Malcolm Smith said.
Full story: Redwood City: Firefighters control 6-alarm apartment fire; Woodside Road closed