OAKLAND — An individual was discovered useless inside one in every of a number of leisure autos that caught fireplace Tuesday at a West Oakland homeless encampment close to the Bay Bridge toll plaza, authorities mentioned.
At 1:15 p.m., Oakland Hearth Division firefighters responded to reviews of the blaze at West Grand Avenue and Wooden Road, Oakland Hearth battalion chief Frank Tijiboy mentioned.
The hearth on the encampment on Caltrans property concerned three leisure autos, two passenger autos and a flatbed truck, Oakland Hearth spokesman Michael Hunt mentioned. One RV was utterly destroyed Tuesday, whereas one other RV’s body was left and the third was burned midway by means of.
Arriving firefighters heard from encampment residents that they thought all of the autos’ occupants had managed to get out, however an individual’s physique was later discovered inside one of many leisure autos, Tijiboy mentioned. The hearth was positioned underneath management round 2 p.m.
The id of the particular person discovered useless was not launched instantly, pending affirmation and notification of any subsequent of kin.
Prior encampment fireplace responses have been hampered by restricted entry to water, with firefighters pressured to put practically 500 ft of hose from a hydrant at twenty sixth and Wooden streets with a view to attain contained in the encampment.
In line with Hunt, there have been about 90 completely different fires of various dimension and severity from March 3, 2021 to March 2, 2022 alongside Wooden from West Grand Avenue to thirty fourth Road, with a big majority on Caltrans property contained in the encampment underneath the freeway and involving particles, vegetation or autos.
At the very least 5 individuals have been displaced by the blaze. There have been no fast reviews of property injury estimates. An Oakland Hearth investigator responded to the scene, however witness testimony and different proof didn't preliminarily establish a trigger.
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Plenty of calls about about a big plume of black smoke in #Oakland. There's a giant fireplace in a homeless encampment on West Grand Ave beneath I-880. The hearth division ought to be on scene shortly. #KCBSTraffic Photograph: Caltrans pic.twitter.com/NJ70Sum4aF
— KCBS Radio – The Visitors Chief (@KCBSAMFMTraffic) April 5, 2022
RV Hearth on Wooden Road & West Grand. Engines 3, 5, 15, Truck 3, Battalion 2 #oaklandpic.twitter.com/WD34YXU2we
— Oakland Firefighters (@OaklandFireLive) April 5, 2022
Replace: Crews stay on scene on the encampment fireplace on Caltrans property close to twenty sixth & Wooden St. The hearth was reported at 125pm and positioned underneath management at 2pm. 3 RVs, 2 automobiles and 1 flatbed truck have been burned. 5 individuals have been displaced and one particular person was discovered deceased inside an RV. https://t.co/ZSqyZfiOtc
— Oakland Hearth Division (CA) (@OaklandFireCA) April 5, 2022
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.