The Brief
- A two-alarm fire broke out in a former steel foundry in Berkeley.
- No one was inside the warehouse at the time of the fire.
- It’s unclear what started it.
OAKLAND, Calif. – A large fire broke out early Tuesday morning in Berkeley, where flames and smoke could be seen from Interstate Highway 80.
The fire, called in at two alarms, was reported shortly after 4:30 a.m. at Second and Page streets near the Gillman exit.
The building appears to be a former steel foundry closed in 2018, called Pacific Steel Casting.…