Oakland Fire Department truck. (Doug Duran/Staff)
OAKLAND — Firefighters were working to extinguish a three-alarm fire at an Oakland hills home that caused at least minor damage to three other homes Thursday, authorities said.
Shortly after 4:25 p.m., Oakland Fire Department dispatchers received word of the blaze at a home in the 6800 block of Aitken Drive, a residential area between Shepherd Canyon Road and Skyline Boulevard.
When firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke rising from a blaze coming from a home’s garage, and called second and third alarms in part due to a downed power line and density of nearby homes at risk.
A PG&E crew was summoned to handle the downed line and to shut off gas at the property. There were no immediate reports of injuries or a cause of the fire.
Check back for updates.
Crews are responding to a 3 Alarm fire in the 6800 block of Aitken Drive.
— Oakland Fire Department (CA) (@OaklandFireCA) February 3, 2023
Update 1) 4 residential structures currently impacted by this 3 Alarm fire. Please avoid the area, and stay off of Shepherd Canyon Road to ensure ease of access for emergency vehicles. https://t.co/s4Gc7xgPP5 pic.twitter.com/VYOsNlArEH
— Oakland Fire Department (CA) (@OaklandFireCA) February 3, 2023
Media Staging Area: intersection of Aitken Dr and Evergreen Avenue. Updated stat: at this time just 3 (three) structures impacted by this fire. No injuries reported so far, no current request for evacuation. https://t.co/JGybhvuJxk pic.twitter.com/JStjP8vwLu
— Oakland Fire Department (CA) (@OaklandFireCA) February 3, 2023
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