Man in critical condition after being set on fire in East Oakland Published article OAKLAND, Calif - A homeless man suffered serious burns after someone set him on fire in East Oakland, police said. Officers responded at 8:07 p.m. Wednesday to the 500 block of Douglas Avenue in the Brookfield Village neighborhood following a call that a man was on fire. "There was a crowd arond him that had extinguished the flames and were trying to render aid to the victim," said Oakland police Lt. Brandon Wehrly. Homeless man set on fire in East Oakland A homeless man suffered serious burns after someone set him on fire in East Oakland, police said.