Historic Watertfront Restaurant Destroyed By Fire
A historic Oakland waterfront restaurant nestled next to Alameda's Park Street Bridge was destroyed by a spectacular three-alarm overnight fire, authorities said.
Firefighters responded to an 11:13 p.m. call reporting a fire at 300 29th Avenue, the location of Tiki Tom's.
Upon arrival, crews found the fire shooting through the structure's roof, and the one-alarm fire was quickly bumped up to a three-alarm blaze, Battalion Chief Edward Kilmartin said.
Approximately 80 firefighters responded to the blaze, with 17 engines and two trucks brought to the scene. Crews were still on the scene as of 6 a.m., tending to hot spots that continued to flare up.
No one was injured in the blaze, and the building was unoccupied when the fire began, which created its own set of problems, Kilmartin said.
"We had access problems: it was closed, it was chained, and it was on the water."
To access the estuary side of the restaurant, a fireboat was brought in to lay boom, Kilmartin said.
The American Red Cross, PG&E, and the Alameda Police Department, which dispatched a bridge operator to provide access to a fireboat, also played roles in the response.
The restaurant, which was heavily damaged, will most likely have to be destroyed, Kilmartin said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Víctor Lei
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