An eight-alarm fire at a building under construction prompted evacuation in Redwood City.
Firefighters have responded to the burning structure located on the 2700 block of Middlefield Road. Evacuations are being ordered for those between Pacific Avenue and Calvin Avenue, according to officials. Evacuation orders have also been extended to include residents living on Dumbarton Ave.
Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief Mark Lorenzen provides an update on Monday’s massive eight-alarm fire that burned through a building under construction in Redwood City.
Hundreds of individuals have been evacuated. so far, according to Menlo Park Protection District Chief Mark Lorenzen. Construction workers in the building self-evacuated, Lorenzen said.
Those evacuated will be allowed to return to their homes within a few hours, Lorenzen added.
There are several evacuation centers open to those impacted:
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