9 displaced in Oakland house fire in Lower Bottoms neighborhood
By KTVU staff
House fire at 8th and Campbell streets.
OAKLAND, Calif. - A house fire in Oakland is under control Wednesday afternoon, but as many as nine people were displaced and two structures damaged, Oakland fire officials say.
The two-alarm fire at 8th Street between Campbell and Chester streets involved a vacant single-family home and a duplex. It was first reported at 2:18 p.m. and by 3 p.m. was under control.
As many as 50 firefighters responded to the blaze in the Lower Bottoms neighborhood.
Of those displaced three are children. The American Red Cross has been notified. No injuries were reported.