The State - News from June 30, 1987
A fire in a linen closet on the 24th floor of San Francisco’s Westin St. Francis Hotel triggered the evacuation of about 500 guests, and one suffered a sprained ankle going down stairs. The evacuation took place on the 24th through the 30th floors, firefighters said. The woman with the sprained ankle was treated at the scene. The fire was confined to the linen closet, officials said.
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