Oakland encampment fire slows traffic on I-880

Oakland Fire Department crews were at the scene of a homeless encampment fire near Interstate 880 Wednesday morning. Oakland Fire Department crews were at the scene of a homeless encampment fire near Interstate 880 Wednesday morning. Photo: KTVU Photo: KTVU Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Oakland encampment fire slows traffic on I-880 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

Oakland Fire Department crews were at the scene of a homeless encampment fire near Interstate 880 Wednesday morning.

The fire was first reported at 5:50 a.m. near the intersection of East 12th Street and 19th Avenue.

There were no reports of injuries or road closures as of 6:10 a.m, but traffic was slowed down primarily in the northbound direction.

Flames and smoke were visible from I-880 near the 23rd Street off-ramp. Early morning commuters shared videos of the fire on Twitter.

#BREAKING Oakland firefighters are battling an encampment fire near E 12th and 19th Ave. Flames can be seen from the 880.

Video: @SuaveLlave pic.twitter.com/0cYAa0s6wl — KPIX 5 (@KPIXtv) March 4, 2020

The fire was extinguished around 6:30 a.m., according to KTVU, but residual traffic backups continued.

Bay City News contributed to this report.