Fire breaks out at historic CamronStanford House on Lake Merritt
Apr 04, 2026
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- A fire broke out early Saturday morning at the historic Camron-Stanford house on Lake Merritt.
The Oakland Fire Department received a call at 12:38 a.m. about the fire. Twenty-five fire fighters responded to the scene.
It took nearly an hour for firefighters to get the fl
ames under control. By 1:20 a.m., officials reported the fire was under control. There were no injuries, officials said.
(courtesy Oakland Fire Department)
(courtesy Oakland Fire Department)
(courtesy Oakland Fire Department)
The full scale of the damage is unclear and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The Cameron-Stanford house has been sitting on Lake Merritt since 1876 and once served as the first museum in Oakland.
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