"BERKELEY - A fire early Thursday at a homeless encampment burned two buildings and caused damage to both of them, fire officials said. Crews got calls from several people about 5:25 a.m. about the fire in the 1300 block of Second Street near Gilman Street, spokesperson Deputy Fire Chief Keith May said."
"When they arrived, they saw a fire burning at the encampment, which was situated between two buildings. Both of buildings were damaged when the fire spread to them. Keith said it was not known immediately the financial cost of the blaze. Both had been abandoned and nobody was inside. Nobody at the homeless camp was injured. Crews had the blaze under control by 6 a.m."
A fire early Thursday at a homeless encampment in Berkeley burned two buildings and caused damage to both of them. Crews received calls around 5:25 a.m. reporting the blaze in the 1300 block of Second Street near Gilman Street, Deputy Fire Chief Keith May said. Responding crews found the encampment burning between two buildings and the fire spread to both structures. Both buildings had been abandoned and no one was inside. No one at the homeless camp was injured. Fire crews had the blaze under control by 6 a.m. The financial cost of the damage was not immediately known.
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