Five Alarm Arson Fire on Folsom Street between 7th and 8th Street. 120 people, mostly long-time family residents, were left homeless.
27 buildings were damaged, 15 buildings destroyed. This fire occurred less than half a block from a fire station, closed due to Proposition 13 budget
cuts. 1981
Mary Gardner's Kitchen after the July 10th Folsom Street Fire. Mary Gardner had lived in this apartment for 37 years. 1981