Oakland battalion chief spots smoke, drives up to find people fleeing burning townhouses
Oakland battalion chief spots smoke, drives up to find people fleeing burning townhouses FacebookTwitterEmail Three people sustained minor injuries after a hot plate sparked a fire inside an Oakland townhouse Tuesday, fire officials said. Oakland Battalion Chief James Bowron was driving near MacArthur Boulevard and Green Acre Road in the Redwood Heights neighborhood when he spotted smoke coming from a row of townhouses shortly before 5 p.m. Bowron called for backup and went to examine the source of the smoke, he told The Chronicle Tuesday evening. Bowron found residents fleeing the building. ...
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