Crews extinguish 3-alarm fire in Oakland apartment complex

Firefighters successfully extinguished a three-alarm fire in an Oakland apartment building on Saturday, announced the Oakland Fire Department on Sunday.

Shortly before 1 a.m., firefighters responded to reports of a fire in the 300 block of Fairmount Avenue. Crews said they saw the blaze come from a unit on the top floor of a three-story apartment building.   

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5-year-old disabled boy suffers life-threatening burns in Santa Rosa fire

A young boy was left with critical, life-threatening burns after an apartment fire broke out in Santa Rosa Saturday.

Four fire engines, two trucks and two battalions responded to the scene.   

A video from the Oakland Fire Department's Twitter account showed crews spraying water in an apartment engulfed in flames.   

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