{"id":240576,"date":"2026-03-28T08:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T08:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/240576\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T08:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T08:02:19","slug":"firefighters-stop-blaze-from-destroying-beloved-oakland-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/240576\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters stop blaze from destroying beloved Oakland restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KRON;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;KRON&quot;}\" class=\"link \">KRON<\/a>) \u2014 An arson investigation is underway in Oakland\u2019s Fruitvale neighborhood after a fire broke out early Friday morning at an insurance agency, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oakland Fire Department crews responded at 2:45 a.m. to a fire at HRC Insurance Services at 1001 Fruitvale Avenue B. Firefighters attacked the blaze and said they prevented it from gutting Guadalajara Restaurant, a beloved restaurant that occupies the same building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Photos shared by OFD show heavy fire damage to part of the building\u2019s interior.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/054d79470011981b9532f69a886df2c3.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"(Oakland Fire Department)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/37aef06033766c93c746dfb11a853e8e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Oakland Fire Department)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(Oakland Fire Department)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bdb65ef5aafd309d976fa0305af393b6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Oakland Fire Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After getting the flames under control around 3 a.m., fire officials said an arson investigation was opened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe fire investigation which began almost immediately revealed an incendiary cause, and an arson investigation is now open and underway,\u201d OFD wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Four fire engines, two ladder trucks and two battalion chiefs responded to the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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