Zarina Pimshin, 40, had been evicted in 2018 from her apartment on the edge of the Richmond District. The blaze also left three other people in critical condition as they sheltered under an Interstate 280 onramp in Glen Park during near-freezing temperatures.
There were fortunately no injuries and everyone made it out safely, but a number of propane tanks exploded in an Oakland encampment fire early this morning, and I-880 had to be shut down between 4 and 5 a.m. as the fire grew quite large.