Crime & Safety
Berkeley Apartment Fire Displaces Resident
The resident was taken to a hospital to be evaluated.
BERKELEY, CA — One person was displaced Thursday evening by a fire at an apartment in Berkeley, fire officials said.
The fire was reported about 6:50 p.m. near Channing Way and Martin Luther King Jr Way.
When crews arrived, they found black smoke coming from an apartment in a two-story building, Deputy Fire Chief Keith May said.
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The resident was outside when crews arrived, and was taken to a hospital to be evaluated.
No injuries were reported to firefighters and the Red Cross was requested to help the resident displaced.
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Fire crews had the fire under control at 7:10 p.m. Estimated damage was reported at $40,000, May said. The cause is under investigation.
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