Fire in Downtown Berkeley prompts evacuations

Downtown Berkeley fire torches East Bay Media Center

Two nearby apartment buildings were evacuated until the fire was out Monday morning. There were no injuries reported.

East Bay Media Center Burns In Monday Morning Fire

The nonprofit East Bay Media Center on Addison Street in downtown Berkeley was heavily damaged in a fire Monday morning that led to the evacuations of some neighboring apartments.A fire began around 3 am this morning at the East Bay Media Center at 1939 Addison Street in Berkeley, near Milvia Street, just a few blocks from the UC Berkeley campus. As ABC 7 reports, dozens of families and students living in apartments next door to the one-store Me…

Fire near UC Berkeley forces evacuations

BERKELEY — Fire crews worked to extinguish a one-alarm blaze early Monday that forced evacuations near the UC Berkeley campus, according to dispatchers and media reports. Related Articles Two-alarm fire burns in East Oakland hills Second person succumbs to injuries from Fremont apartment fire Woman dies in Berkeley house fire Neighbors: Woman dangled from Fremont balcony, fell from…

Fire in Downtown Berkeley prompts evacuations

The fire broke out in the area of Addison and Milvia streets, a few blocks away from the UC Berkeley campus.

Crews battle structure fire in Berkeley

Crews in Berkeley early Monday were battling a structure fire, according to authorities. At about 3:20 a.m., police and firefighters responded to the 1900 block of Addison Street in Berkeley on reports of a building on fire, officials said. An unknown number of people reportedly were displaced and others from surrounding building were evacuated. The public was asked to avoid the area of the 1900 block of Addison Street. No other details were imm…

Fire tears through East Bay Media Center overnight

A large fire destroyed the East Bay Media Center in downtown Berkeley overnight, prompting evacuations of nearby buildings, according to early reports.Someone called 911 shortly after 3 a.m. to report a couch on fire outside the building, at 1939 Addison St. west of Milvia Street, according to emergency dispatches reviewed by The Scanner.Berkeley police and firefighters responded quickly and found an active fire underway. Send tips and photos to…