Firefighters Contain Oakland Hills Blaze
A brush fire roared up a canyon in the Oakland Hills on Tuesday, but firefighters responded with a massive attack that appeared to check the blaze before it reached ridge-top homes.
The fire burned about seven miles south of the area hit in 1991 by the firestorm that destroyed 2,900 houses and killed 25 people.
Tuesday’s blaze spread quickly to 10 or 15 acres, said Oakland Fire Capt. Don Parker, but breezes were light, helping firefighters battle the flames.
The fire went to six alarms, with 13 units and 70 to 80 firefighters rushing to the scene, Parker said.
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