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