Four students rescued from blaze near UC Berkeley campus

byDuc Manh •
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Hearth crews rescued 4 individuals from a two-alarm hearth at a constructing Monday close to the UC Berkeley campus, authorities mentioned.

BERKELEY, CA – MAY 2: A Berkeley firefighter makes use of a chainsaw to chop by the roof of a constructing after a fireplace broken the construction alongside the 2400 block of Bowditch Avenue on Monday, Might 2, 2022, in Berkeley, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Space Information Group) 

Berkeley Hearth Division crews responded to the previous Anna Head College constructing, 2420 Bowditch St., within the metropolis’s Southside neighborhood round 11:55 a.m. for a report of exterior flames.

When crews arrived, they discovered that fireside had moved into the constructing, Berkeley hearth assistant hearth chief David Sprague mentioned. The constructing is presently utilized by the Institute for the Examine of Societal Points, in accordance with the institute’s web site.

Hearth crews used an engine ladder to rescue 4 college students on an higher ground. Berkeley police additionally responded to help with visitors management on Haste and Bowditch streets.

By 1:40 p.m., the fireplace was described as extinguished, with no different reported accidents and first responders working an investigation into the fireplace’s trigger and web site injury.

Observe-up posts mentioned the emergency was over, and the constructing would stay closed till additional discover.

Though a shed in a car parking zone close to the constructing burned in a January 2018 hearth investigated as arson, Sprague was not in a position to confirm accounts of a number of fires on the tackle lately.

Workers author George Kelly contributed to this report. Please examine again for updates.

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