Historic San Francisco church gutted by fire

Massive fire at San Francisco church contained

by: Alex Baker, Sara Stinson, Gayle Ong

Posted: Jun 29, 2026 / 02:31 PM PDT

Updated: Jun 29, 2026 / 10:06 PM PDT


SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A fire broke out at a Seventh-Day Adventist Church in San Francisco Monday afternoon. In photos posted by the San Francisco Fire Department, the church, which is located at California and Broderick streets, appeared to be behind scaffolding.

By 3:50 p.m., flames could be seen leaping from the church’s roof. One SFFD firefighter tells KRON4 it has been 28 years since a church fire occurred in San Francisco.

As of 9 p.m., crews remain on scene responding to the fire. SFFD said the fire is now contained.

The fire was initially reported as a one-alarm fire before being escalated to two alarms. SFFD said the fire has been reported throughout the church’s top level. SF Fire also posted a video showing heavy smoke pouring from the church’s upper-level windows.

No injuries have been reported in connection to the fire. SFFD is asking people to avoid the area.

A shelter-in-place was ordered for the area around the 2800 block of California between Divisadero and Broderick. Emergency crews are on the scene. That shelter-in-place order has since been lifted.

People in the area are being advised to close windows and fireplace dampers, turn off fans, heating and air conditioning units to prevent outside air from getting inside.

SF Muni has announced reroutes in the area due to fire department activity.

The church, which is located on the 2800 block of California, was targeted in an act of vandalism earlier this year. A 51-year-old man, Sadat Mousa, was arrested for allegedly defacing the church with antisemitic and homophobic graffiti.

At one point, about 2,245 customers in the vicinity of the fire were without power Monday afternoon, according to PG&E’s outage map. A spokesperson for the utility confirmed that the customers’ power had been deenergized at the request of SF Fire.

“The de-energization was necessary for safety as fire crews responded to a house fire,” PG&E said.

As of just before 6 p.m., PG&E said the number of customers without power was down to just 330.

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