OAKLAND — Two vacant structures previously damaged by fires — an East Oakland warehouse and a West Oakland house — were both ravaged by new blazes Monday night and Tuesday morning, officials said.
No injuries were reported in either fire.
The cause of both fires is under investigation. Officials said they believe squatters had roles in both fires.
The two-alarm warehouse fire, in the 4200 block of East 12th Street near High Street, erupted about 8:27 p.m. Monday. Some 30 firefighters brought the blaze under control by about 8:50 p.m. A damage figure was not available.
Authorities said the building, which used to house a foundry and manufacturing operation, had suffered a previous fire but the exact date was not immediately known.
Fire Department spokesman Michael Hunt said based on the damage from the fires, city building officials had red-tagged the building, meaning it is unsafe for occupancy.
An early morning fire damaged a boarded up two-story Victorian home along the 800 block of Mead Avenue in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (Courtesy of Oakland Fire Department)
The other fire started about 5:38 a.m. Monday outside a boarded-up two-story Victorian home in the 800 block of Mead Avenue near San Pablo Avenue.
The fire spread to the house and it was brought under control by 35 firefighters in about a half-hour, officials said.
Maui was criticized for not using sirens during wildfires. Does the Bay Area have a smarter approach?
Crews contain blaze on park district land near Oakland Coliseum, I-880
A damage figure was not available. The house was also red-tagged by city inspectors, Hunt said.
The date of the previous fire at the house was not available.
(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)
Related Posts:
- Vacant Oakland structures, previously fire-damaged, hit by new blazes News OAKLAND — Two vacant structures previously damaged by fires — an East Oakland warehouse and a West Oakland house — were both ravaged by new blazes Monday night and Tuesday morning, officials said. No injuries were reported in either fire. The cause of both fires is under investigation. Officials said…
- Blackhawks to leave captaincy vacant for 2023-24 season News With Jonathan Toews moving on after 15 years as captain, the Blackhawks won’t immediately name a replacement. Jamie Sabau/Getty Images file photo The Blackhawks won’t name a team captain for the 2023-24 season, instead letting a group of alternate captains comprise their leadership group while they figure out a long-term…
- Fire rages at oil depot after drone strike on Russia News The drone attack damaged a fuel tank in the Oryol region of Russia An explosion at an oil depot shook southwestern Russia in the early hours of this morning. Fire raged in the Oryol region, a hub for pipelines exporting to Belarus, moments after a Ukrainian drone damaged a fuel…
- Marshall fire rebuild: Residents face confusion, waits to get Xcel approval on energy-efficient homes News 7People who lost their homes in the 2021 Marshall fire, Colorado’s costliest at $2 billion in property damages, have spent much time going back and forth with insurance and mortgage companies as they rebuild their homes and lives. Those who want to add solar-power systems say there’s another entity they…
- Fire season has arrived, and so have Super Scooper planes, on loan from Canada News Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone sees the onslaught of rain this year from storms including Tropical Storm Hilary as a “good news, bad news” situation. Los Angeles and environs got badly needed precipitation, but all that rain fueled a lot of blooming and sprouting. Or as Marrone…