sot: mark bagnall, evacuee// "it might be but it seems foolish. it seems that if we build more buildings the rent will come down."the cause of the fire is under investigation. (vicki) continuing our team coverage... the building was owned by wood partners, a national real estate developer. these are renderings of what the project would have looked like when completed in 20-18. it would have housed 196 apartments and retail space. now officials are left with the question of what caused the fire. arson investigators won't be able to go into the site until the crane is down. the crane is also stopping people from being able to return to their homes nearby. "crane operators feel that it's pretty stable at this point. right now they will be here through the weekend also to work to clear the area." "i like to think that this is a slowdown and not a step back. what i see in oakland is a lot of growth. we're a resilient city."(vicki) investigators say they will do all they can to figure out how this fire started they look through surveillance video from t

sot: mark bagnall, evacuee// "it might be but it seems foolish. it seems that if we build more buildings the rent will come down."the fire is under investigation. ( marty ) the building that went up in flames was owned by wood partners. a national real estate developer. the project was expected to be completed next year. and it would have housed 196 apartments and retail space. now officials are investigating the cause of the fire. arson investigators won't be able to start their job until a huge crane that was being used during the construction is taken down. that crane is also stopping people from being able to return to their nearby homes.<> <"crane operators feel that it's pretty stable at this point. right now they will be here through the weekend also to work to clear the area." "i like to think that this is a slowdown and not a step back. what i see in oakland is a lot of growth. we're a resilient city.">( marty ) investigators say they will be looking through surveillance video from the construction site and from other buildings. ( marty )

sot: mark bagnall, evacuee// "it might be but it seems foolish. it seems that if we build more buildings the rent will come down."the cause of the fire is under investigation. housing coalition president mccdonnell says there are about 4000 development projects underway across oakland many of which may add more security in light of this latest fire. live in oakland ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (steve) continuing our team coverage...the building was owned by wood partners, a national real estate developer. these are renderings of what the project would have looked like when completed in 2018. it would have housed 196 apartments and retail space.the question now -- what caused the building to erupt in flames.. kron4's spencer has the latest on the investigation. the flames were enormous(sot) "it started to spread very rapidly."they lit up the early morning sky friday in oakland on valdez street.(sot)"i seen a big fire in oakland. oh not again! oh not again."the torched the partially finished building, and the crane that was being used in its constru