An Oakland Fire spokesman said the residence where the fire started had been “red tagged” by city officials last month, meaning it was not supposed to be occupied.
A fire nearly destroyed a home in the 600 block of East 8th Street on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The blaze spread to a home next door. OAKLAND — A three-alarm fire Tuesday afternoon in the Eastlake district nearly destroyed a vacant home plagued by squatters and past fires and heavily damaged a second, occupied house, authorities said.The fire erupted about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday at the unoccupied, two-story home in the 600 block of East 8th Street, officials said.
It then spread to a carport and a house next door, where the residents were not home, officials said. Officials said the carport and a vehicle parked there were badly damaged and that the occupied home sustained extensive roof and side damage.Hunt said the residence where the fire started had been “red tagged” by city officials last month, meaning it could not be occupied. He added that there has been issues with the vacant residence before that, with squatters living there and firefighters responding to several fires there in recent years.
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