Oakland firefighters are battling a warehouse fire in the area 3575 Alameda Avenue.
Oakland firefighters are responding to a fire burning a building on Alameda Avenue. The fire sparked before 3 p.m. Wednesday. Live video showed smoke billowing over the area of 3575 Alameda Avenue in Oakland .
Fire officials said this is a commercial structure fire in a one-story building. Crews were said to be in defensive mode. SkyFOX flew over the scene and saw a fire boat battling flames. Fire Battalion Chief James Bowren said they've been to this address six times over the last two years. The building had previously been red-tagged by the city, Bowren said. A sign that reads Capture Technologies can be seen at this address. Firefighters arrived at 2:50 p.m. and made a forced entry into the building. 30 firefighters were at the scene and 4 engines responded. Bowren said no one was inside the building and that it's been vacant for some time. Alameda firefighters responded to the one-alarm fire as well. There are no reported injuries. It's unclear how the fire started. The fire was under control by 3:45 p.m. The fire is burning near a Home Depot and McDonald's in east Oakland.Part of Alameda Avenue remains closed while firefighters clean up. This is developing, check back for updates.
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