Firefighters knock down 2-alarm fire in Oakland victorian home

Firefighters have knocked down a two-alarm fire this morning in a two-story multi-family Victorian home in Oakland, fire officials said.

Firefighters reported on Twitter at 8:10 a.m. that they had knocked down the fire.

The blaze was first reported at 7:42 a.m. at 1541 Sixth Ave., just southeast of Lake Merritt, a fire dispatcher said.