Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Abandoned Warehouse In SF's Hunters Point

A fire Wednesday morning in Hunters Point grew to two alarms and ultimately leveled an old warehouse — and there seems to be an open question about possible radiological contamination at the site, because it's Hunters Point. A fire broke out around 3:30 am Wednesday at an abandoned warehouse on Manseau Street in the Hunters Point Shipyard. San Francisco Fire Department crews reportedly entered the building for a "quick primary search" before determining it was empty and reverting to defensive operations, fighting flames from the exterior only. As seen in the video below, the fire grew to a significant size, engulfing the entire warehouse. A second alarm was called, and the fire was ultimately contained around 6:30 am. The SFFD's Haz Mat team was called in to monitor firefighters for possible radiological contamination, as the Hunters Point Shipyard area is known for having such residual contamination from World War II-era activities at what was known as the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory. The 2nd alarm fire in Hunters Point has been contained. Units will remain on scene until the fire is extinguished. SFFD thanks its partners SFPD, PG&E, Water Department for their assistance. SFFD Haz Mat units were called to monitor members for radiological monitoring. #SFFD https://t.co/S4OrixEweD — SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) November 11, 2026 As redevelopment projects ramped up around the shipyard, a cleanup project took place in the last two decades, which was ultimately determined to be incomplete. In August, former Navy contractor Tetra Tech agreed to pay a $97 million settlement over claims that its radiation remediation efforts were botched, and that data from radiological testing at the site had been faked by Tetra Tech employees. This morning's fire occurred in a building in the middle of the previously and/or still contaminated shipyard area.