1dead, 6 injured in raging Mission District blaze

Flames tore through a Mission District building home to dozens of families, killing one person, injuring six others and causing major damage late Wednesday, fire officials said.

Fire crews swarmed the scene after 7 p.m. as smoke rose into the 

night sky 

and flames leaped from the building. A body was pulled from the 

still-burning mixed-use structure and six people suffered injuries,

 including smoke inhalation and burns, said San

 Francisco Fire Department Chief Hayes-Wh A firefighter was among the injured.

Fire crews rescued at least 12 people from the four-alarm inferno at 

22nd and Mission streets, including six people stuck on a fire escape and others trying to hide from the smoke and flames in interior stairwells, the chief said.

The fire hadn’t been contained as of 10 p.m. Wednesday, officials said.

“When I got on scene, crews had a very good handle on (the fire), but it immediately ran the attic” and started burning out of control, Hayes-White said.

More than 100 firefighters swarmed the scene, with some climbing fire escapes before the flames became too much. Crews blasted the fire with high-powered hoses, pushing back the flames. Crowds of onlookers below broke into cheers.

Ricardo Cedeno, 32, lived in Unit 310 of the building for 12 years. He shared the space with his wife, daughter, sister, mother and stepfather. He stood near the yellow crime scene tape with his 18-year-old daughter, Yessica, checking their phones and gazing at the charred windows of their home.