Some Oakland Hills residents defied fire evacuation order to try and protect their homes
The Oakland Fire Department Chief on Saturday said the fire in the Oakland Hills was 50% contained. Chief Damon Covington said crews would be in the area throughout the day, and they will be removing some eucalyptus trees for safety reasons.
Five-alarm Oakland hills blaze now 50 percent contained
The fire came one day shy of the 33rd anniversary of the 1991 Oakland Hills Fire that killed 25 people, injured 150 others and destroyed more than 3,400 homes.
Firefighters halt forward progress of five-alarm blaze in Oakland Hills
OAKLAND — Firefighters were battling a three-alarm fire Friday morning in the Oakland Hills that forced evacuations, fire officials said. Oakland Fire spokesperson Michael Hunt said the fire had burned four houses in the area of Mountain Boulevard and Maynard Avenue, near Interstate 580.
More residents return home following Oakland Hills fire after most evacuation orders lifted
Residents in three more evacuation zones from Friday's hillside fire in Oakland have been allowed to return home. Here is the latest update.
Evacuation orders in place for 3-alarm fire near Oakland Hills
The Oakland Fire Department says firefighters are responding to a three-alarm fire burning near the Oakland Hills on Friday afternoon. The fire, according to OFD, is burning near Keller/Mountain on Mountain Boulevard and Maynard.
Hundreds evacuated as fire damages homes in Oakland
Hundreds of residents in Oakland are evacuated due to a brush fire.
Oakland Hills fire containment advances; evacuees’ return coming soon
From the initial 200 firefighters from the Oakland Fire Department and Cal Fire, about 50 remained on the scene to extinguish the remaining hot spots, officials said early Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile,
Neighbors recovering from Oakland Hills fire
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Homes damaged, evacuations underway as brush fire burns in Oakland
A five-alarm brush fire burning in Oakland, California, damaged several homes and threatened others on Friday, October 18.
Keller Fire: Evacuations ordered in Oakland after blaze spreads to homes; I-580 reopened
Oakland firefighters responded to a vegetation fire Friday afternoon that spread to at least four structures — including ...
Fire burns hillside homes in Oakland amid day of high winds; residents evacuated
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Oakland Hills Fire Nearly Engulfs Major Highway
A fire that burned in Oakland, California, saw clouds of smoke rising nearly engulfing a busy freeway on Friday. The Oakland ...
Oakland hills Fire: I-580 reopens, forward progress stopped
Firefighters have stopped forward progression of a five-alarm fire near the freeway in Oakland at I-580 and Keller Avenue.
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5-alarm Oakland Hills blaze now 50% contained
The fire came one day shy of the 33rd anniversary of the 1991 Oakland-Berkeley hills fire that killed 25 people and destroyed ...
Oakland Hills Fire: Evacuations In I-580, Mountain Boulevard And Keller Avenue | VIDEOS
A massive fire broke out in the Oakland Hills on Friday. Officials responded to flames on Interstate Highway 580, Mountain ...
Oakland hills fire a stark reminder of 1991 disaster, but with much better outcome
It all seemed like the same awful recipe that ignited almost exactly 33 years ago in these same hills in what was then the worst wildland-urban fire in American history — and residents and fire ...