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Oakland, CA

Homeless person causes brush fire near 23rd Avenue 

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E 9th St & 23rd Ave, Oakland, CA 94606
A person experiencing homelessness pushed over a burning barrel, causing a small brush fire near 23rd Avenue and East 9th Street. The fire did not affect the nearby freeway and was limited to a city street area with a smoldering trash can.
Audio|Source: California Highway Patrol - Oakland
01:11

Transcript:
177[1]. 23rd on to northbound 880, a brush fire starting due to a (name withheld), pushed over a barrel that was on fire and it started another fire in the area. 23rd on to northbound 880. 6-1-7-0[2]. I copy. Can you start? Fire, please. Fire, please. for fire doesn't look like the freeway is affected air 37 no visual of the fire on the freeway it's on City Street said trash can smoldering 23rd at east night

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
177: Information or incident code (context-specific)
[2]
6-1-7-0: Possible CHP unit or incident code

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Location mentioned:
E 9th St & 23rd Ave, Oakland, CA 94606
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