The fire on Tuesday was at the home of a San Francisco dogwalker who has been facing racist threats.
A mysterious fire gutted the home of a well-known San Francisco dog walker and resulted in his parents needing to be taken to the hospital. Terry Williams had recently been in the news when he became the target of racist threats sent in the mail — Police are investigating them as hate crimes.It is not clear whether that has any connection to Tuesday's fire, and officials are still looking into what caused flames to break out just after 11:30 a.m. on Grove Street, a block from Alamo Square.
He said his life has been like a roller coaster with the hate crimes.Since all of this has happened neighbors have rallied behind them. In fact, their next-door neighbor has a sign in the window condemning racism.Lori Santori has lived in the neighborhood for 22 years and said Williams is a fixture in the community. 'It sucks what they have been going through. They are really, really kind people, and nobody deserves this especially not this family.
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