Crime & Safety

Homeless Camp Burns Near I-980

Crews at the scene of the blaze off Jackson Street.

ALAMEDA, CA – A fire is burning this morning at a homeless encampment near westbound Interstate Highway 980 at Jackson Street in Oakland, according to California Highway Patrol officials.

The fire was reported at 4:32 a.m. and CHP officials said that trees were fully engulfed in fire.

Further details were not immediately available.

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