UPDATE: 1 Person Dead, RVs Destroyed As Flames Engulf West Oakland Homeless Encampment
OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- One person was killed while three RVs and two cars were destroyed Tuesday when a fire erupted in a West Oakland homeless encampment near Interstate Highway 880.
Oakland fire officials tweeted that crews responded to reports of a fire at the Caltrans property near 26th & Wood St. at 1:25 p.m.
Arriving crews found the vehicles engulfed in flames and quickly attacked the fire.
The fire was knocked down by 2 p.m., but firefighters discovered a body when they searched a burned-out RV. Five other residents were displaced.
The victim's name was not released pending identification and notification of next of kin.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
