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The Oakland Fire Department said the fire was burning in the area of Interstate Highway 580, Mountain Boulevard and Keller Avenue. ... T 4 Alarm Fire Incident is now at 8 acres burning. 4-5 ...
A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds damaged at least seven homes Friday in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland where more than 500 people were ordered to evacuate, officials said.
Evacuations are in place for certain Oakland Hills residents on Friday afternoon after a fast-moving fire broke out in the area. 'Evacuate now': Oakland brush fire burns two homes, prompts ...
The story of the Oakland fire is a major plot element of the children's book Tikvah Means Hope, by Patricia Polacco. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1994. ISBN 0-385-32059-0; The 1993 ABC TV movie Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland, starring Jill Clayburgh, LeVar Burton and Michael Gross was based on the Oakland Hills fire. It ...
On June 19, 2017, the Oakland Fire Department, BATFE and the Alameda County Arson Task Force issued a 50-page report providing new details on the fire and subsequent recovery efforts. [ 64 ] [ 55 ] The report confirmed that all victims had died from smoke inhalation , the most common cause of fire fatalities, as had been previously reported.
At the time of the fire, the Caldecott tunnel complex consisted of three bores side-by-side, each 0.7 mi long (1.1 km). The then-northernmost bore, where the fire occurred, is dedicated to westbound traffic, traveling from Orinda to Oakland. It has a slope of approximately 4.7%, going downhill from the entry portal to the exit portal.
Video released by the Oakland Fire Department on social media platform X earlier Friday showed firefighters hosing down a smoldering front lawn and flames showing from the roof of a home.
There have been two notable fires in Oakland, California: Oakland firestorm of 1991; 2016 Oakland warehouse fire This page was last edited on 31 ...