SF Firefighter Hurt After Fall Down Elevator Shaft While Battling Structure Fire

A firefighter was injured and had to be rescued Friday morning after falling down an elevator shaft while battling a two-alarm structure fire in San Francisco, according to the fire department.

Crews with the San Francisco Fire Department responded at 4:25 a.m. to 224 Sea Cliff Ave. on a report of a structure fire, officials said.

The injured firefighter was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and was expected be OK, according to the fire department.

Crews were able to contain the blaze by about 4:45 a.m.

No other injuries were reported, and no residents were displaced due to the fire, officials said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.