UPDATE: 75 Residents Evacuated, 4 Residents Temporarily Displaced After Apartment Fire

By Bay City News
Updated: Dec. 8 at 2:43 p.m.


A fire that started in a bathroom in a San Leandro apartment building early this morning displaced four residents and forced the building's evacuation, an Alameda County fire spokeswoman said.
           
The fire was reported at 4:39 a.m. in the 2100 block of Bancroft Avenue. It was extinguished around 5:30 a.m., Alameda County fire spokeswoman Aisha Knowles said.
           
As many as 75 people had to evacuate the building, and the American Red Cross provided blankets, coffee and other supplies to the shivering residents, many of whom didn't even have shoes on, Knowles said.
           
Nearby San Leandro High School opened its facilities to allow residents to stay warm there until they could return home, Knowles said.
           
The apartment where the fire started was deemed uninhabitable, and four residents were displaced. They are receiving assistance from the Red
Cross, Knowles said.
           
The other residents were allowed back to their apartments, she said.
           
All of the children living in the building were able to leave for school on time this morning, Knowles added.
           
She said the fire appears to have started in the bathroom wall of a first-floor unit and may be connected to plumbing repairs. Several residents are having their bathtubs replaced, Knowles said.
           
The cause remains under investigation, she said.

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Original Post: Firefighters are at the scene of an apartment fire that displaced approximately 75 residents and injured two people in San Leandro this morning, fire officials said.

The fire was reported at 4:39 a.m. in the 2100 block of Bancroft Avenue near San Leandro High School, according to fire officials.

About 75 residents were evacuated from the property and two people were reportedly injured. The extent of their injuries has not been released, fire officials said.

The American Red Cross is responding to assist the temporarily displaced residents this morning.

The fire was knocked down at about 5:30 a.m., according to fire officials.

Fire investigators are looking into the cause of fire.