OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Three people suffered minor injuries Tuesday evening after a fire broke out at an apartment building in Oakland’s Laurel District, according to authorities.
The Oakland Firefighter Twitter account first posted about the fire shortly after 5 p.m., saying that there was heavy fire on the second floor of the building at on Green Acre Road between MacArthur Boulevard and Masterson Street.
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Masterson St & Green Acre Rd- Battalion 4 reporting 2 story apartment with heavy fire on the 2nd floor. #oakland
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Video shows heavy smoke from second floor apartment. Two ambulances were called to tend to three people with minor injuries.
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