expensive. a total of ten businesses here on the corner were destroyed. the flames spread quickly through this commercial building through a shared attic. the call came in at about 1:30 a.m. saturday and more than 60 firefighters battleed the blaze for hours but couldn t keep the flames from consumeing many businesses. customers unaware of the fire, came to run errands late never the day and were stopped in their tracks. it s just a heart ache to see this as it is right now. reporter: a popular restaurant, the starfish seafood cafe, was among the small business that is went up in flames. the owner, patrick farmer, spent five years building great rating on yelp. i d love to be here because the community began to receive us with love. reporter: oakland s vice mayor spent most of the day at the site of the fire talking to the business owners. she said the loss is being felt by the entire neighborhood. we re already a neighborhood that doesn t have some of the services
expressing shock that a family member stands accused in her death. without her i don t know. she was a great person. are this friend interned with zamora and she moustakas says because of that she has career as a paralegal. she was a good mother and a great mentor. i can t believe what happened to her. reporter: lisa nichols went to law school with her and was her friend for 40 years. she can t be define bide the way she died. are the 65-year-old attorney was found stabbed to death in her backyard on friday and a man inside the home covered in blood stands accused. it is zamora s 20-year-old great in few. friends say she handled several high profile cases and was funny, smart, witty and tough and driven by an overwhelming compassion for people in trouble. she d do anything for somebody who was young and needed help. that s what i understand she was doing. she touched many lives and everyone who knew her knew they could come to her for help. reporter: a motive in t