"A large fire in a residential building at the corner of 19th and Broadway in downtown Oakland injured three people Monday morning. Dozens of firefighters rushed to extinguish the flames while traffic was blocked on Broadway between 17th and 20th streets. Residents were evacuated. The cause of the fire wasn't immediately known. Three people were injured by inhaling smoke and required hospitalization, according to the fire department. A firefighter also suffered a minor injury."
"The San Francisco Chronicle reported that residents of the building said the fire alarms went off "at least once a month" and some of them ignored the initial alert. A fire also broke out in the building in February 2024, injuring one person and displacing two residents from two apartments. The five-story building damaged by the fire sits above BART's 19th Street Station and houses a Thai restaurant and the Dope Era store. It used to house Oaksterdam University, the cannabis education instituation."
A large fire broke out Monday morning in a five-story residential building at the corner of 19th and Broadway in downtown Oakland. Dozens of firefighters responded and traffic was blocked on Broadway between 17th and 20th streets while residents were evacuated. Three people required hospitalization for smoke inhalation and one firefighter sustained a minor injury. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Residents reported that fire alarms in the building went off "at least once a month" and some ignored the initial alert. A February 2024 blaze previously injured one person and displaced residents. The building sits above BART's 19th Street Station and houses businesses including a Thai restaurant and the Dope Era store.
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