A massive fire swept through a warehouse in Oakland Friday afternoon and spread to at least one other building and vehicles on the street. The Oakland Fire Department said the fire was at four alarms as of 5 p.m. A large column of smoke was billowing over the Melrose neighborhood area east of Interstate Highway 880 and west of San Leandro Street.

The Oakland Fire Department announced on X that crews were on the scene of the fire in the 5200 block of East 8th Street.

A major fire broke out in East Oakland near the Coliseum on Friday at a commercial warehouse near homes. The four-alarm fire that erupted at about 4:55 p.m. could be seen from miles away and was not immediately contained.