Authorities closed the roadway to through-traffic Friday evening on Martin Luther King Jr. Way at University Avenue when a car fire broke out in the parking structure at Trader Joe’s in Berkeley.
Webb said the single-alarm fire was reported at approximately 5:40 p.m. in the garage of Trader Joe’s. The grocery store is on the first floor of a five-story building, and apartments are located above it. Webb said the fire activated the building’s fire sprinkler system as firefighters were arriving.
