(18 Oct 2024)
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Oakland, California – 18 October 2024
1. Various of hillside fire by Oakland homes showing helicopters, smoke and people watching
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A fast-moving brush fire has prompted an evacuation of an Oakland neighborhood and damaged at least four structures.
At least 80 firefighters were battling the 8-acre (3.2-hectare) blaze in the Oakland hills and state crews have arrived to help, the Oakland Fire Department said.
Video recorded by the fire shows helicopters dousing the flames.
The fire comes as forecasters have issued red flag warnings for fire danger until Saturday from the central coast through the San Francisco Bay Area and into northern Shasta County, not far from the Oregon border.
It was not immediately clear what caused the Oakland blaze. The fire department ordered people in two streets, Campus Drive and Crystal Ridge Court, to evacuate. No injuries have been reported.
A California utility shut off power in 19 counties in the northern and central part of the state as a major “diablo wind” — notorious in autumn for its hot, dry gusts — spiked the risk of power lines sparking a wildfire.
About 16,000 customers were without electricity Friday after Pacific Gas and Electric shut off power.
The “diablo wind” is forecast to cause sustained winds reaching 35 mph (56 kph) in many areas, with possible gusts topping 65 mph (104 kph) along mountaintops, according to the National Weather Service. The strong winds are expected to last through part of the weekend.
(AP video by Noah Berger)
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