Oakland firestorm of 1991
The Oakland firestorm of 1991 was a major fire in October 1991 in west-central California. The fire began on Saturday, October 19, 1991 on the hillsides of northern Oakland and southern Berkeley.
Houses burnt from the fire
The official name of this wildfire was "Tunnel fire".[1]
Twenty-five people died in this wildfire. Another 150 were injured.
The fire caused $1.5 billion in damage.[2]
More than 2,800 houses and 437 apartments and condominiums were severely damaged or destroyed by the fire.
References
- "Top 20 Most Damaging California Fires" (PDF). CalFire. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- "Oakland-Berkeley Hills Fire". The Oakland Office of Fire Services. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
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