Firefighters in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood are battling a massive six-alarm fire near AT&T Park, NBC Bay Area is reporting.
San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson Mindy Talmadge told AP the building was under construction, which makes putting the fire out more difficult since fire suppression systems — such as water sprinklers — had not yet been installed.
San Francisco Chronicle reports:
Firefighters worried that the heat caused by the blaze would cause the glass windows of nearby buildings to explode.
The apartment building, which was being built by Suffolk Construction, was set to open this year.
The blaze near AT&T Park at Fourth and China Basin streets was first reported at 4:56 p.m., according to a dispatcher speaking to NBC Bay Area.
Mission Bay fire. People being evacuated. pic.twitter.com/5mQiJDgwPD
— SFist (@SFist) March 12, 2014
High-rise under construction on 4th St in SF is burning. pic.twitter.com/Mx2SsKIbYL
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) March 12, 2014
NBC Bay Area has a live feed of the blaze here.
This story is developing and we'll be updating this post as we learn more.