Oakland firestorm of 1991
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The Oakland firestorm of 1991 was a large suburban wildland–urban interface conflagration that occurred on the hillsides of northern Oakland, California, and southeastern Berkeley over the weekend of October 19–20, 1991, before being brought under... Wikipedia
Dates: Oct 19, 1991 – Oct 20, 1991
Location: Oakland
Cause: rekindled vegetation fire
Damage: $1.5 billion (1991 USD); ($2.99 billion in 2023 dollars)
Deaths: 25 confirmed
Structures destroyed: 2,843 single-family dwellings and 437 apartment and condominium units
Total area: 1,520 acres (615 ha; 2 sq mi; 6 km2)