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San Francisco firefighter hurt in fall from ladder

Hurt firefighter was listed in stable condition at San Francisco General Hospital

By Henry K. Lee
The San Francisco Chronicle

SAN FRANCISCO — A firefighter was hurt while battling a three-alarm blaze in San Francisco’s Mission District, authorities said.

The firefighter fell from a ladder while trying to contain a blaze that broke out at 3212 Mission St. at 8:10 p.m. Wednesday, according to the San Francisco Fire Department.

The injured firefighter was listed in stable condition at San Francisco General Hospital.

The blaze was controlled at about 10:15 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but it did not appear to be suspicious, Deputy Chief Pat Gardner said.

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