Homeless Camp Beneath I-580 Destroyed By Flames

OAKLAND, CA — Ten tents were destroyed in a fire at a homeless encampment under Interstate Highway 580 in West Oakland on Monday night, according to firefighters.

Battalion Chief Dino Torres said fire crews responded to the area of 35th and Peralta streets at 8:19 p.m.

No one was injured in the fire, and it's not yet clear how many people were displaced from the camp, according to Torres.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock

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