Fire at Oakland apartment building damages multiple units - CBS San Francisco

Published
April 08, 2026
Location
Oakland, California
200 block of Fairmount Avenue for a report of smoke and flames coming from the upper floor of an apartment
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Incident type
Fire, Workplace

Summary

Vehicle Fire Oakland California in Oakland, California: A fire broke out in an apartment complex in Oakland, California, on Tuesday evening. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within 20 minutes, causing damage to four units and displacing residents in about a dozen units. No people were injured, but a resident's cat died in the fire. The building lacks a standpipe system, requiring firefighters to use hoses to combat the fire.

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Fire at Oakland apartment building damages multiple units - CBS San Francisco

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