a horrible event , i recorded it from the other side of the hill with a police scanner on, nice to see other perspectives , still a sad time for everyone .
My daughter had 5 nightmares about the whole neighborhood burning, about a month before it did. We moved down the hill at her frantic insistance, but had not gotten all of our things when this fire hit. I am glad we believed her, she saved our lives.
I'm from England and I was on the Golden Gate bridge on that Sunday morning. When we started walking across, the smoke was an annoying blob on the horizon spoiling the photographs of downtown SF and the otherwise perfect blue sky. By the time we had crossed the bridge, the smoke had blotted out the sun. It was a day I'll never forget!
a horrible event , i recorded it from the other side of the hill with a police scanner on, nice to see other perspectives , still a sad time for everyone .
crofesser 6 months ago
Even KRON as an NBC affiliate was able to regular programming.
gottaloveaz 8 months ago
But KGO was able to do Life Goes On.
gottaloveaz 8 months ago
October 20,1991 was a Sunday. KPIX pre-empted 60 Minutes for live coverage of this disaster.
gottaloveaz 8 months ago
dam
MrCAcox97 1 year ago
thats sad
MrCAcox97 1 year ago
My daughter had 5 nightmares about the whole neighborhood burning, about a month before it did. We moved down the hill at her frantic insistance, but had not gotten all of our things when this fire hit. I am glad we believed her, she saved our lives.
Mamasan41 1 year ago
I'm from England and I was on the Golden Gate bridge on that Sunday morning. When we started walking across, the smoke was an annoying blob on the horizon spoiling the photographs of downtown SF and the otherwise perfect blue sky. By the time we had crossed the bridge, the smoke had blotted out the sun. It was a day I'll never forget!
crowhillian58 2 years ago
i was born on this day too...
BrittanyTrosclair 2 years ago
I lived on Thornhill when this fire hit. It was a whopper!!
lesliechan31 3 years ago
@lesliechan31 Lived on strathmore, got the heck out fast. Some people ran down the hill
Mamasan41 1 year ago
im a garbage man in oakland and your house on stonewall rd. is on my monday route.
garbagemankm 3 years ago
that weird the bushfire allmost take place before Winter
Joshula2001 3 years ago
I think they should make a movie about this fire...
Hunterbigfoot 3 years ago
They did in 1993, its called "Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland"
sacdevo79 3 years ago
trying to find it, somebody in my family taped over it...
stevo03lw 2 years ago
Terrific historical document of a tragic day here. Thanks for posting!
(There's so little recent history on this site... I'd encourage you to post up more of what you have from the late '80s/early '90s)
jjohannson 4 years ago
ya thats crazy i was born on that day
adarkskyy 4 years ago