Oakland Fires 1991

A haunting picture of what can happen on a hot California day, much like the Southern California fires that happened this fall, these fires displaced many Bay Area residents. View more stock footage at www.beyondpix.tv

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[nelson3300]

I thank god every year the fire didn't come into my neighborhood. The footage of people evacuating is just terrifying... We fled to petaluma, and I remember seeing the fire from the bay bridge (detour rout), it looked like the whole mountain was on fire... I was 5 years old.

[nintendofan1234]

i heard stories of this fire but was never able to see it in person since i was born in 1992

[isuzu008]

Hard to believe this was 20 years ago this week.

[issaquah94965]

My wife and I lived on 35th Avenue at Balboa and the cloud reached all the way to Ocean Beach.

[hyphiegirl12]

i remember this day too looking up the whole sky was black

[thehtgrts]

i was six years old when this happen not sure why i at least remember a glimpse of this fire unless my mother had me and my siblings locked in the house, btw we live near lake merritt at the time :P

[manhizzy]

We had ash in our pool- in Tracy! That tells you how horrific this thing was.

[msthumbsdown]

i grew up in Fremont and i remember seeing and smelling the smoke...freaky

[werato1]

hehe kazać im gasić pożar lol znam jednego piromana co by się na to ucieszył .Przez długi czas nie wiedzieliśmy kto stodoły podpala ale potem wpadliśmy na to zawsze pierwszy był do gaszenia .

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[BytomGirl]

I live in Oakland Hills, will never forget those 3 days of horror and fear. It was hell on earth.