OAKLAND – A small homeless encampment along Interstate 880 near Hegenberger Road burned Saturday morning, sending a large column of smoke into the already smoke-hazy East Bay sky.
No injuries were reported.
Firefighters responded at 10:12 a.m. at a grassy area near the Hegenberger Road on-ramp to southbound I-880. The fire was out at about 10:33 a.m..
The on-ramp was closed while the fire was doused. The blaze burned debris and the belongings of the camp’s residents. Firefighters said the cause of the fire is being investigated.