73-Year-Old Man Dies in Oakland House Fire

A 73-year-old man died in a house fire in Oakland Monday morning, according to the city's fire department.

The two-alarm blaze broke out at a Victorian-style home located along the 1000 block of 16th Street, Oakland Fire Department Battalion Chief Melinda Drayton said.

The fire was eventually brought under control.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Further information was not immediately available.

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