SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - Several families were left displaced Thursday after an apartment complex in San Rafael went up in flames.

Shock was evident on Oseas Barreno’s face as he arrived at a makeshift shelter for the displaced residents.

He had just spent three hours at the hospital and was searching for his family, accompanied by Abner Diaz, who carried a bag of Barreno’s clothes.

In Spanish, he said he was sad to have lost everything in the fire, and didn’t know what to do next.

Diaz, who translated for Barreno, said, "His five brothers are here, so I’m trying to bring him here."

Barreno said early Thursday morning, he woke up to the sound of his neighbors knocking on the door. When he opened the door, he saw flames.

He said he tried to escape and was forced to jump from the secon

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