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PHOTO: An air tanker drops retardant on a grass fire burning above Interstate 580 in Oakland, Calif., Oct. 18, 2024. (Noah Berger/AP)
The blaze in the Oakland Hills burned a day before the Oct. 19 anniversary of a 1991 fire that destroyed nearly 3,000 homes and killed 25 people. Smoke was visible Friday 2 to 3 miles away.
On Oct. 19, 1991, a smoldering grass fire that was not completely extinguished reignited and burned out of control in the Oakland and Berkeley hills for days, killing 25 people, injuring 150 ...
The East Bay Hills Fire: A Multi-Agency Review of the October 1991 Fire in the Oakland/Berkeley Hills. East Bay Hills Fire Operations Review Group, State of California, Governor's Office of Emergency Services, February 27, 1992; The East Bay Hills Fire: Oakland-Berkeley, California Archived May 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, U.S. Fire ...
There have been two notable fires in Oakland, California: Oakland firestorm of 1991; 2016 Oakland warehouse fire This page was last edited on 31 ...
Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California have grown more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas serviced by ...
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 Keller Fire in the Oakland Hills began Friday and damaged two homes. The fire has burned about 15 acres and was at 50% containment. Oakland fire burns homes, sends residents fleeing amid gusty ...