Frightening moments were seen in the Oakland Hills Friday as a fire raced up steep terrain destroying one home and threatening others.
Frightening moments were seen in the Oakland Hills Friday afternoon as a fire raced up steep terrain destroying one home and threatening others.Oakland Fire said another home suffered some damage but it could've been much worse.For many of the residents in the Oakland Hills seeing the fire remind them of the devastating firestorm that burned much of the area 33 years ago. Rosie and her daughter were among the more than 200 people ordered to evacuate Friday night.
'I was getting back in the freeway and that's when I saw a medium-sized garbage bag, barely lit,' Spikes said. 'No brush was on fire. No trees on fire. The bag was barely getting started.'Spikes showed KPIX on his phone that he immediately called 911 at 1:23 in the afternoon. He had hoped his quick actions would've stopped the fire before it reached any of the homes.'It is frustrating,' he added.
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