The woman was taken to St. Francis Memorial Hospital with second-degree and third-degree burns, authorities said.
OAKLAND — A 40-year-old woman was hospitalized with severe burns Tuesday after her tent caught fire in an East Oakland homeless encampment, authorities said. The woman was taken to St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco with second-degree and third-degree burns after the blaze, which happened just before 2 p.
m. near 45th Avenue and Bond Street, according to Oakland Fire Department spokesman Michael Hunt. She was listed in critical condition a few hours after the fire, according to the Oakland Police Department. According to initial reports, the woman’s tent appeared to catch fire, and she may have gone back into it to gather her belongings, Hunt said. Oakland police are investigating the incident. Anyone with information about what happened can call the Oakland Police Department’s criminal investigation division at 510-238-3728.Quinn’s Lighthouse returns: Oakland’s 40-year institution is now VietnameseMiss Manners: The birthday joke was the last straw. How can I get people to stop doing this?New Chick-fil-A proposed for Walnut Creek shopping centerCalifornia could be first state to give workers right to ignore boss’s after-hours calls, texts, emailsAntioch man killed in wrong-way collision on Tracy freeway that also left a woman deadNurses are burning out, and the health care worker shortage is only getting worse. Here is what hospitals say they’re doing about itSupreme Court upholds Florida’s 15-week abortion ban, and puts access amendment on November ballot
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