Oakland firefighters extinguished a fire near Lake Merritt Thursday evening. The fire broke out under a bridge. An inspector is checking on the bridge's integrity. Officials said no one was injured.
Oakland firefighters extinguished a fire near Lake Merritt Thursday evening. A homeless person's belongings burned, but there were no injuries. The fire broke out under a bridge. An inspector is checking on the bridge's integrity.firefighters were called to a fire that broke out underneath the Lake Merritt Boulevard overpass near the Kaiser Convention Center and 1200 Lakeshore Avenue.
"Had tools, had hundreds of dollars in art materials. I had collectible monies, I had ritual items," said Cymone Thomas, who added that he had been working on an art project at the site. Thomas said he did not start the fire and believes some other people living in the area might have sparked it. Video from the Citizen app shows the fire's intensity as it broke out. Fire officials said the fire was difficult to access. Charred possessions were visible underneath the overpass. The sight of thick-black smoke from the fire was cause for concern to many area residents.
Fire officials said there were no injuries from this fire, including the man whose possessions burned.
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