A man in Oakland was killed in a fire that officials say likely started at or near a Christmas tree. 

The fire broke out at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at an apartment in the 6500 block of Shattuck Avenue. 

When firefighters arrived, they found the body of the 38-year-old man near the front door. 

There was a lot of smoke in the apartment coming from the tree. 

No one else was inside the apartment at the time. 

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