Oakland: Firefighters respond to fire at East Oakland field stands
OAKLAND — Firefighters were working to put out a single-alarm fire that damaged stands at a field near an East Oakland elementary school Wednesday night, authorities said.
At 9:53 p.m., firefighters responded to reports of a fire near School Street and Coolidge Avenue in the city’s School neighborhood. When they arrived, there were flames and smoke shooting up from the stands at Fruitvale Elementary School, an Oakland fire dispatcher said.
An Oakland Fire Department battalion chief did not immediately return a call seeking details, but there were no other reports of injuries or structure damage, and no preliminary assessment of a cause.
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Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.