East Oakland crews fight 3-alarm blaze for 5 hours
A three-alarm fire tore through commercial structures in Oakland early Saturday, lighting up the night sky at MacArthur Boulevard and 73rd Avenue as more than 60 firefighters worked to subdue the blaze. The fire started in an attic, but as of Saturday morning investigators had not determined the cause of the blaze, Reed said. Half an hour after the first reports came in, the fire department upgraded the blaze to three alarms due to its intensity. Firefighters had some problems accessing the building, with wrought iron gates blocking some entrances.