The historic Camron-Stanford House in Oakland, the last of the Victorian houses that once surrounded Lake Merritt, suffered damage in a fire early Saturday morning.
The Oakland Fire Department responded to calls about a fire at 14th Street and Lakeside Drive shortly after 12:40 a.m., and were able to get the blaze fully under control by 1:30 a.m., Battalion Chief Nathan Leal told SFGATE by phone.
A total of 28 firefighters responded to the scene and the first fire engine arrived within two minutes of the initial call to the fire department, according to Leal…