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One dead, four hurt in large four-alarm fire in Oakland

6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago Monday, March 27 2017 Mar 27, 2017 March 27, 2017 2:21 PM March 27, 2017 in News
Source: WBRZ
Image: ABC7news.com

OAKLAND - An attorney for the biggest tenant of an Oakland building that caught fire while housing people recovering from addiction, prison and life on the streets says the landlord was trying to evict the nonprofit organization.

Lawyer James Cook, who represents Urojas Community Services, said the organization rented the first and second floors of the three-story building that caught fire Monday, killing one resident and sending four others to a hospital.

Residents reported deplorable living conditions, including nearly unpassable hallways filled with trash, tattered furniture and other debris.

Cook said building owner Keith Kim began trying to evict the nonprofit shortly after a devastating Oakland warehouse fire in December killed three dozen partygoers.

Cook said he last spoke with Kim's attorney on Friday. Kim did not immediately return a request for comment.

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