Crews battle 2-alarm fire at unoccupied building in Oakland's Chinatown

Thursday, July 17, 2025
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Firefighters battled a large blaze at a vacant apartment building in Oakland's Chinatown on Wednesday night, according to the Fire Department.

The video in the player above is from a previous report.

The 2-alarm fire was first reported around 10 p.m. at 152 Ninth St., according to Michael Hunt with Oakland Fire.

Though the fire had a good run on the whole building, 35 firefighters on scene had it under control by 11 p.m. and did not expect it to spread elsewhere, Hunt said.

Crews remained through the night to mop up and handle hot spots. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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