Raging 5 Alarm Fire In Oakland Controlled

OAKLAND, CA — A five-alarm fire roared through an under-construction building near downtown Oakland in the pre-dawn hours. Firefighters are now putting out hot spots. There have been no reports of injuries.

The building was a four-story condo complex near the intersection of West Grand Avenue and Filbert Street. The Oakland Fire Department did not send any crews inside the building to try to save it. Instead, they set up crews to battle the flames from the outside only.

The fire was reported just after 2 a.m. Arriving crews report golf ball sized embers raining down from the towering fire.

About 2,000 customers in the area have lost power, according to PG&E, reportedly because of blown transformers.

Several streets in the area are closed because of the massive firefighting effort, although some crews are being released from the scene.

There have been multiple arson fires at under-construction housing complexes in San Francisco and the East Bay over the past few years. Federal investigators been involved in the hunt for the arsonist, but no arrests have been made. The Oakland Fire Department has not said what the cause of this fire is, only to say that it is suspicious.

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