Calls arrived around 1:30 p.m. on Friday reporting a fire in front of a home in the Oakland hills. The fire burned two homes and damaged several others, while forcing hundreds to evacuate. The blaze in the Oakland Hills burned a day before the Oct. 19 anniversary of a 1991 fire that destroyed nearly 3,000 homes and killed 25 people. During a diablo wind, the air is so dry that relative humidity levels plunge, drying out vegetation and making it ready to burn. The strong winds are expected to last through part of the weekend.

Source: ABC News October 19, 2024 23:33 UTC