Homeless Man Found Safe Following Alameda Fire
Sep 18, 2026
A homeless man who was known to sleep in the vacant, two-story building on the former Alameda Naval Air Station that burned down Thursday morning has been located and he was uninjured.The fire early Thursday destroyed an empty, derelict building — which was initially reported to be a warehouse but
, via photos on KRON4, appears to have been a barracks or other sort of former military building on the base.The building stood on Rainbow Court, about a block from Almanac Beer Co. Neighbors informed firefighters that a homeless man often stayed in the structure, and a search was underway for any possible remains after the fire was extinguished.Per KRON4, the man was found safe, and no other person was found on the site. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.This is the second fire at a derelict building on the former Naval Air Station in four years, as KRON4 notes, with another structure about a block away having burned down in July 2022.Previously: Authorities Search For Possible Homeless Victim In Alameda Point Warehouse Fire
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