Published Sunday, May 26, 2024, 2008 hours PDT

Photo Credit: Citizen.com (posted by @oaklandfirelive)

OAKLAND — A 3-alarm fire is currently burning at Economy Lumber yard in the 700 block of High Street in Oakland, California.

1st alarm units immediately set up a water supply and had multiple hose lines inside the two-story commercial building. (1951 hours).

A 2nd alarm was called due to heavy fire conditions. (1954 hours).

A 3rd alarm was requested. (1958 hours PDT)

Per the Incident Commander (IC), he called for a 4th Alarm to respond to 46th & Coliseum, where members will stage and establish a water supply. (2019 hours PDT)

Per the Dispatch Center, firefighters have been on the scene for the last thirty minutes. They are still in a defensive strategy.

A request for traffic closure down Coliseum and 50th Street all the way down to High Street.

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