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Two-story duplex fire displaces six
Firefighters put out a two-alarm fire early Thursday morning in North Oakland, a battalion chief said. Battalion Chief Sean Laffan said the fire was initially reported at 12:56 a.m....Read More
Rebuttal witnesses contradict Ghost Ship defendants
Prosecutors presented three witnesses Monday who contradicted testimony by Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena, creative director Max Harris and other defense witnesses in the trial for a...Read More
Oakland firefighters contain apartment building blaze
Oakland firefighters were on the scene Sunday night of an apartment building fire at 13th Avenue and International Boulevard, reported shortly after 7 p.m., firefighters said. The Oakland Firefighters’...Read More
Suspect steals fire department truck, pursuit ends near Vacaville
An Oakland Fire Department truck stolen Saturday morning was pursued by law enforcement on various Bay Area freeways for about an hour until law enforcement stopped it near Vacaville...Read More
Two women, child hospitalized after two-alarm Emeryville fire
Two women and a child were hospitalized after a two-alarm fire damaged three buildings in Emeryville Wednesday morning.Read More
Fire ignites at East Oakland homeless camp
A homeless camp was reportedly on fire Monday morning in Oakland, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 6:07 a.m. at East 12th Street and 17th Avenue in...Read More
Ghost Ship fire investigator says no sign of arson, cause not determined
A former top Oakland Fire Department official said on Tuesday that investigators didn’t find any evidence that Molotov cocktails or other explosives were thrown into the Ghost Ship warehouse...Read More
One person hospitalized after East Oakland house fire
One person was hospitalized and six were displaced after a suspicious fire late Saturday in an East Oakland house packed with personal belongings.Read More
West Oakland house fire claims life of elderly man
A 73-year-old man died in a house fire in West Oakland on Monday morning, a fire battalion chief said. The fire was reported at 5:43 a.m. at a two-story...Read More
Oakland warehouse fire causes Comcast outage for nearby customers
Firefighters are still putting out hot spots at a three-alarm business warehouse fire in Oakland that began Monday morning. The blaze impacted power lines and caused about 16,000 Comcast...Read More
Oakland fire crews still battling three-alarm warehouse fire
A three-alarm fire is burning at a warehouse near Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland on Monday morning, a fire battalion chief said. Crews initially responded at 8:28 a.m. to...Read More
Big rigs catch fire at Port of Oakland
Four or five big rigs are on fire at the Port of Oakland and the Oakland Fire Department is on the scene.Read More
Oakland police officer injured in crash
An Oakland police officer who was critically injured in a crash Monday morning had been responding to a call of a suspicious person near the Port of Oakland, police...Read More
Tree near Oakland apartment complex catches fire
A tree located next to an apartment complex caught on fire on Sunday night, Oakland police said.Read More
Fire guts former East Oakland library branch
A vacant building in East Oakland that was once a library branch has been gutted in a one-alarm fire that hasn't yet been controlled.Read More
Ghost Ship defendants plead not guilty
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris pleaded not guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter.Read More
Homeless camp fire claims male victim
A male victim died in a fire Monday morning at a homeless encampment near Interstate Highway 980 in Oakland.Read More
Small fire disrupts Oakland zoo ride
Everyone got safely off a chairlift-style ride Sunday afternoon at the Oakland Zoo after a small fire occurred in the engine.Read More